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.

Douglas Rooks: Leadership, not recriminations, will mend public defense crisis

Douglas Rooks: Maine senators bring home the bacon, and then some

Earmarks provide encouragement for voters to believe someone is actually listening to them in Washington, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Maine primary’s partisan fault lines grow wider

Striking polarization of the electorate makes it even less likely outside-the-numbers candidates can prevail, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Roberts has one chance to salvage court’s reputation

Douglas Rooks: Sheriff ‘impeachment’ underlines need for change

Douglas Rooks: Chaos in Maine Legislature demands a response

A divergence in priorities between Gov. Mills and the Democratic caucus in each chamber caused a late-session trainwreck.

Douglas Rooks: Finding a path through the nightmare in Gaza

Douglas Rooks: Supreme Court delays becoming intolerable