In an aging, rural state, telemedicine could fill in health care gaps.
Our View
Our View: Bus improvements are a less costly way to grow transit
Maine does not have to wait for commuter rail to build a dependable public transportation system.
Our View: Roadkill data helps everyone get home safe
By identifying the worst places for vehicle-animal collisions, a Maine Audubon project gives state and local officials what they need to make good decisions.
View from Away: Will Johnson be next prime minister to be undone by Brexit?
Thanks to a vote by 138,809 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom is about to experience a dramatic and, for many, disorienting change in its political leadership. The dour and disciplined Prime Minister Theresa May will hand over the keys of 10 Downing Street to the flamboyant Boris Johnson, who defeated Jeremy […]
Our View: Maine should get more from justice system
The system is supposed to deter crime and rehabilitate offenders, but falls short on both accounts.
View from Away: The incredible disappearing budget concern
Mirrors, smoke, sleight of hand, trap doors or false walls and distractions, these are the tools of the magician’s disappearing act. But a real-life wizard’s most powerful tool isn’t a gadget, it’s his audience’s willingness to suspend disbelief. At least that might begin to explain how Donald Trump and most Republicans in Congress have taken […]
Our View: Housing costs for workers out of control
For millions of American workers, affordable housing is nowhere to be found.
Our View: State should end crisis in group home wait lists
Hundreds of adults with intellectual disabilities can’t get housing in group homes because Maine won’t pay enough to hire direct-care workers.
Our View: Moon landing brought out the best in us
Fifty years ago, Americans landed on the moon, and showed how we are all better together.
View from Away: Trump is truly America’s Bigot-in-Chief
President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a repugnant place, and no one would want the thankless task of having to weed through all his bitter, bigoted ramblings to determine which are the most offensive. But a three-tweet thread early Sunday morning — in which he wrote that the four progressive House Democrats who call themselves […]