Members of Portland’s West End Neighborhood Association just finished reading historian Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny.” Snyder offers important historical insights that are relevant to the present day. In so doing, he draws a sharp distinction between nationalism and patriotism — a distinction that should concern every Mainer when evaluating Donald Trump’s leadership. Nationalists, argues […]

Worry about coverage and access to treatment should not add to an already heavy burden.

Let’s choose love over fear.

More questions need to be asked about the effect of technology on our learners and future thinkers.

Any cuts would deal a devastating blow to patients and their families.

Billionaires and corporations, apparently. The average citizen, meanwhile, gets nothing.

We need to reject the codified cruelty currently before the Legislature.

Trump’s attempt to defund PBS and NPR lays bare his administration’s contempt for education.