As we assess the risks, it’s worth having guardrails in place.
Douglas Rooks
Revising Maine’s school funding formula will be trickier than it looks | Douglas Rooks
State lawmakers need to proceed with caution here.
Trump has taken us to war without a reason or a plan | Douglas Rooks
The wounds of Vietnam and Iraq run deep. The president’s action against Iran may join them.
Now’s the time for a public power authority in Maine | Douglas Rooks
It’s a big undertaking — and a necessary one.
Maine must counter ‘regulatory malpractice’ on Aroostook Wind | Douglas Rooks
The state should take full control of this and future wind energy projects so it can meet its own needs first.
The EPA just took a giant step backward on global warming | Douglas Rooks
The agency’s repeal of a finding that carbon dioxide emissions threaten the environment will carry dire consequences.
Cellphone ban in Maine schools could be a learning opportunity for all | Douglas Rooks
Our uncritical adoption of technology has led us astray.
Mills should be careful with Maine’s rainy day fund | Douglas Rooks
Given the unpredictability of economic downturns, the governor’s proposal to use the fund for relief checks seems like a risky bet. What’s the emergency, exactly?
ICE crackdown only worsens our immigration problem | Douglas Rooks
Whatever one’s views, it’s clear these operations are neither orderly nor lawful.
If only the US was being run like a business | Douglas Rooks
President Trump’s failure to honor even basic principles of business is on full display now.