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OUR OPINION: Job losses put mill towns at risk of fading away

by The editorial board October 4, 2015October 2, 2015

Maine needs a comprehensive, long-term plan to save communities hurt by the changing paper industry.

by Los Angeles Times October 4, 2015October 2, 2015

Deadline fast approaching for installation of positive train control systems on nation’s railways.

by Los Angeles Times October 3, 2015October 2, 2015

In most other matters, the pontiff preached the Gospel without being dragged into divisive US culture wars.

by The editorial board October 2, 2015October 1, 2015

For the state and country to flourish, gains have to be spread more equally.

by The editorial board October 1, 2015September 30, 2015

Francis, Kim Davis have similar beliefs about same-sex marriage, but she still has a job to do.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD September 30, 2015September 29, 2015

Weatherizing homes and replacing old heating systems pay out year after year and cut down on use of fossil fuels.

by The editorial board September 29, 2015September 28, 2015

The Legislature’s latest response — letting each county fend for itself — will waste money and put pressure on property taxpayers.

by The Washington Post September 29, 2015September 28, 2015

Whatever the GOP candidate’s feelings about abortion, they don’t justify her telling lies about Planned Parenthood.

by The editorial board September 28, 2015September 27, 2015

Lewiston mayor’s proposal for a welfare registry perpetuates the most damaging myth — that people in need mooch off the public dole.

by The editorial board September 27, 2015September 25, 2015

If these issues were good ideas — and they’re not — the Legislature already would have enacted them into law.