Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
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Commentary: ‘Right to repair’ protects consumers’ freedom to choose
Access to vehicles’ data is good for competition. My business and many others hope the people of Maine will agree.
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The Maine Millennial: Ask and ye shall receive
I don’t know the person who’ll be receiving my donated left kidney. I’m just glad they’ll receive it.
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Jim Fossel: The national debt is getting spookier
We always spend freely when a crisis comes along, and we never tighten our belts when it’s over.
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Commentary: Criticism of Maine State Chamber of Commerce on PFAS undeserved
An extension of the PFAS reporting deadline will have no impact on the original intent of the legislation.
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Commentary: A little help on parsing inflation from New Hampshire’s Sununu
What we’re confronting today is primarily global; not just fueled but also fired up by the supply chain shutdown during the worst of the pandemic.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame people for trying to take housing into their own hands
Portland’s ballot questions on short-term rentals and tenant protections didn’t fall from the sky.
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Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention
Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.
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Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?
When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.
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Commentary: A nightmare looms for Dreamers. Evangelical Mainers want our U.S. senators to act.
My faith compels me to speak out on behalf of those who are vulnerable.