In Minneapolis shooting and beyond, better to wait for the facts | Opinion
Rather than rushing to judgment, we need to follow the example of leaders like Portland Mayor Mark Dion.
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Immigrant advocacy and climate action are intertwined | Opinion
Climate concerns are often a root cause of immigrants’ displacement.
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A healthy TRIO program is vital to Maine’s future | Opinion
Keeping the program that supports nontraditional students funded is an investment in the state’s workforce.
Emotion contributes to political radicalism. Nuance can calm it. | Opinion
If we care about mending our country, we must work to understand one another’s complex webs of identity.
Conservation, not courts, should guide Maine’s fishing rules | Opinion
Issues raised in a lawsuit targeting the state’s fly-fishing-only regulations would be better handled at open meetings with informed public input.
Remembering the quiet heroism of Frances Oldham Kelsey | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
If this intrepid FDA reviewer was around today, she’d probably be the subject of some nasty tweets (or, indeed, fired).
What are we teaching Maine’s young athletes? | Opinion
Recent displays of poor sportsmanship have me worried.
Strangers met for dinner at 5 Portland restaurants. Despite our fears, it was fun. | Column
Based on personal traits and dining preferences, The Maine Dinner Club matches people up to share a meal out. It wasn’t as awkward as you might think.
Anti-Somali attacks distract from cracks in system of social services | Jim Fossel
We need to ensure all fraud is unearthed and prosecuted, regardless of who commits it.
Our potential presidents must be held to a higher standard | Opinion
A mandatory character assessment is an idea whose time as come.
In Maine, listening has always mattered. We’re out of practice. | Opinion
It’s just as important a skill as hauling traps or clearing a driveway.
My daughter should not live in fear of ICE | Opinion
To be American is not a matter of ethnicity. Looking at the federal immigration crackdown, you’d never know it.
Maine must learn from its energy policy mistakes and successes | Douglas Rooks
Heat pumps have been a winner for the Mills administration. Electric vehicles, not so much.
Maine has also spent time eyeing Greenland | Steve Collins
President Trump would do well to review some of our leading papers’ historical commentary on this … acquisitive thought process.
Of course teachers can use AI to detect cheating | Opinion
Being caught cheating should be looked upon as a student’s opportunity to become a better learner.
Maine’s climate action will rise from the ashes in 2026 | Opinion
A host of federal actions have created opportunity at the state and local levels.
Dehumanization of Somali community is a warning sign Maine can’t ignore | Opinion
Silence isn’t going to protect us.
Former Maine hockey goalie Jeremy Swayman earns first Olympic berth
Coming off his roughest pro season, the Boston Bruins’ netminder was recently named to the US Olympic team in the midst of a rebound season.
Avoid the temptation of feeding deer in winter
Providing sustenance, though well intentioned, can be detrimental to deer in the long run.
We must protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Opinion
The moment of truth has arrived.
It’s time to switch things up on math education in Maine | Opinion
We know our state needs large-scale investment in this area. The question is how to do it.
Maine’s leaders cannot turn the other cheek on gun violence | Opinion
When crisis strikes, whose side are they on? The officers who run toward danger, or the politics that ask them to slow down first?
In loving tribute to the best boy, Mookie | Opinion
We said goodbye to my son’s dog in early December. He was, my buddy George said, “The only dog I knew who had two homes.”
Maine is set to regain its bellwether status — for better or worse | Jim Fossel
The outcome of the state’s 2026 election races should reveal a lot about the national mood.
Maine must measure what truly matters in education | Opinion
If we allow a single test score number to define a child, an educator or a school, we fail to honor the complexity of learning.
Trust the experts — all of them | Victoria-Hugo Vidal
I’m not sure exactly why some expertise is valued and others doubted … but I have a few guesses.
It shouldn’t be unaffordable for Mainers to keep their homes warm | Opinion
Families should not be forced to choose between paying for groceries and filling the oil tank. We need to make sure help is there when people need it.