As researchers have recommended, Maine should standardize the way it trains and supervises the ever-expanding duties of school-based police officers.
Our View
Our View: Child poverty needs more than a growing economy
One of the greatest periods of economic growth has not kept millions of American children from living lives on the brink.
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.
Our View: No, small family farms should not ‘get out’
Comments by the secretary of agriculture show who has the power in agriculture.
Our View: Still paying the bills for LePage’s tough talk
The former governor’s hard-line stance on the Riverview Psychiatric Center left the state with an unpaid bill.
Our View: Focus on hunter safety has made the woods more safe
Hunters must be pressed to follow targeting laws to avoid tragic shootings.
Our View: Moosehead developers yield to market forces
Ten years after Plum Creek Timber won an expensive rezoning battle, the real estate market had the final word.
Our View: Rise in suicide among veterans proves vexing
As the rate continues to increase, the Department of Veterans Affairs is changing tactics, and we should all pay attention to the results.
Our View: Maine leads on response to climate change
A commitment to innovation creates an opportunity for the state to have an outsize impact on a global problem.
Our View: Maine’s way of life is attracting out-of-staters
Most housing searches for the Portland area come from out of state, and that’s good news.