We’re not saying there’s a liberal bias in academia, but … A survey by the conservative Young America’s Foundation has detected one in graduation speaker invitations. Yes, somebody actually keeps score of this. Nine Obama administration officials were invited to speak at commencement exercises at the nation’s 100 top-ranked universities this year. That compares to […]

The great outdoors is a source of enjoyment and restoration for so many Mainers. But it is also a political battlefield. And no wonder why. With canoeists, paper companies, bear hunters, animal watchers, backpackers, loggers, fishermen and developers all trying to share the same space, there are bound to be conflicts. With two of the […]

Cheers to Jim and Jason Levesque — father and son — of  Sabattus. They are truly remarkable men, each worthy of the title “hero.” Last year, the men risked their own safety to rescue Jeffrey Brough from his burning truck after Brough lost control and hit a tree by the Levesques’ home. They, along with […]

Wise investment forms the foundation for future growth. That’s why we urge voters to approve four bond issues totaling $108 million for public works on the June 8 primary ballot. We understand the desire of fiscal conservatives to rein in state spending, but that needs to be done on the operating side of the state […]

If Question 1, the repeal of tax reform, passes Tuesday, it will represent a victory for  demagoguery over dispassionate truth. And you will likely be cheated out of paying lower taxes for years to come. The people urging a “Yes on One” vote Tuesday have, in their TV ads, desperately tried to beat a complex […]

Welfare is a hot topic any time, no more so than in an election year. Candidates of all stripes seem to agree that some people deserve it and others do not. Pledges to get the undeserving ones off the taxpayers’ backs are always popular. As if on cue, welfare has become a hot topic in […]

Philip G. Goff, James Carver, Wallace A. Vaughan, Heiram Jordan Jr., Albert Lagasse, Henry B. Poisson, Raymond W. Sylvester, Robert E. Dillingham, Barbara O. Sylvester, Patrick A. Parent, Roger G. Ducharme, Robert C. Welch, Marcel O. Ducharme, John A. Annance, Roland B. Ducharme, David R. Higgins Jr., Harold W. Maxwell, Marcel L. Gagnon, Theodore S. […]

The 11 students arrested at Bates College late Tuesday night are part of a proud college community rich with smart, compassionate and caring individuals. In a statement to the Bates College community Wednesday, President Elaine Hansen said “This incident is highly unusual for Bates, where the College’s values are clearly grounded in personal responsibility and […]

The willingness of the American people to help out in an emergency is legendary. So it is impossible to fault the enthusiasm of folks here and across the U.S. who collected human hair and pet fur to be used sopping up oil on the Gulf Coast. Yet, at some point, they need to face the […]

Nobody likes paying higher taxes. Then again, nobody likes having their house burn down while waiting for a firetruck to arrive. If it’s taking 14 minutes for the Paris Fire Department to roll a truck, that is too long and a problem that must be corrected. “To me, that’s a red flag,” Town Manager Philip […]