Congress’ failure to address climate change in the energy bill passed last week could have terrible consequences for the planet.Two University of Maine scientists have been in the Arctic studying glaciers. Their findings, as reported by The Associated Press, add more evidence to the piles of data showing that the planet is warming up, likely […]

Most often when we talk about efforts to address ongoing problems, the conversation turns to the work that remains to be done. With Dirigo Health, we talk about the number of people who still lack health insurance. With unemployment, we talk about the people for whom benefits have run out. With MaineCare, we talk about […]

Drafts of the new Iraqi constitution show an alarming disregard for women’s rights, and the United States must do everything within its power to guarantee that women aren’t locked into a permanent, second-class status.Copies of the constitution, which is scheduled to be completed Aug. 15, include elements of Islamic law that roll back many of […]

There’s a lesson to be learned in the successful prosecution of Ahmed Ressam, the man who tried to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on New Year’s Day 2000.Last week, Ressam was sentenced to 22 years in prison after an open trial in which the terrorist was afforded legal representation and the ability to face […]

By Rich Tucker,The Heritage Foundation These are difficult times to be a liberal. On issue after issue, they’re outflanked by conservative ideas and hampered by their own lack of ideas.With Social Security, liberals oppose personal accounts and progressive indexing. The only liberal idea introduced this year is Rep. Robert Wexler’s plan to increase taxes. There’s […]

The optimism that blasted off along with Tuesday’s successful launch of the space shuttle was grounded – along with the rest of the fleet – after scientists examined the data from liftoff.Debris flying from the external fuel tanks still pose a significant risk to Discovery and its crew. Only luck, they said, prevented the type […]

Again and again and again, the leadership in the House of Representatives shows itself willing to break any rule, wrench any arm and offer any enticement to jam through its agenda.In a replay of the debacle that led to the passage of the budget-busting Medicare drug benefit, the Central America Free Trade Agreement was passed […]

[email protected] State lawmakers stuck to the broad outlines of a deal reached between Republican and Democratic leaders last week. Earlier this week, the Appropriations Committee approved a package of bonds worth $83 million to fund important infrastructure and economic development projects around the state.The Legislature is expected to meet today in special session to consider […]

“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,” a top-selling, violent video game, has been busted for having hidden sexual content. The game was yanked off store shelves – and earned an attack by Sen. Hillary Clinton, a lawsuit from a New York resident, and catapulted to cult status among serious gamers – after some computer whiz discovered […]

Putting the desires of the National Rifle Association ahead of national defense, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday pushed debate on this year’s defense appropriations bill until the fall so gun makers and dealers could get a shot at immunity from lawsuits.Republican leaders have built a cottage industry out of bashing judges and the judicial system. […]