Douglas Rooks: Jared Golden marches to his own drummer

Douglas Rooks: Potential of the University of Maine System can still be realized

Long-overdue investments are making a difference, but there is still a long way to go, writes the columnist.

Douglas Rooks: Not a bad time to go to work

If you’re a young Mainer, you can probably find an interesting job here. If you’re a visitor, there may finally be enough here to tempt you to settle down and raise a family, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: One small victory for Maine tax filers

Douglas Rooks: Flag symbols can unite, not divide

Mainers will have a simple choice in front of them Nov. 5, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Maine’s public defender requirements need an immediate fix

Douglas Rooks: A presidential race turned upside down

Douglas Rooks: ‘Fighting Joe’ the answer to our Biden woes

Biden has a path to political recovery, paved by none other than Harry Truman in 1948, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Much more at stake than Biden-Trump

Douglas Rooks: Biden’s dilemma goes to the heart of democracy

Voters should ask themselves whose policies would most benefit the American people, and the world for which the United States is still a leading force, writes the columnist.