Maine Voices: Child care providers are the workforce behind the workforce

A lack of affordable child care for working parents is a brake on Maine employers' ability to hire.

Maine Voices: Maine needs to ‘go big’ to meet climate goals

Maine cannot afford to reject projects like the western Maine energy corridor and a consumer-owned utility.

Commentary: The real winner of the used car bubble revealed

Soaring used-car prices delivered an enormous windfall for automakers' loan divisions, which are still riding the wave caused by the pandemic.

Maine Voices: Making Made in America possible

International trade creates the markets that will bring back manufacturing and services that had been shipped overseas.

The Maine Millennial: Farewell to a doctor who really cares

Retiring pulmonologist Paul LaPrad finished his career last week on the frontlines of the battle against COVID.

Jim Fossel: Nuclear power is key to energy independence

The way to escape control of tyrants like Putin, we should exploit every kind of home grown energy.

The View From Here: Governor’s race will be a long slog

We know the candidates as well as any that we've seen, but we still will have to listen to an eight-month slugfest.

Maine Voices: We are failing our promise to Mainers with mental illness

Jails and hospital emergency departments are no substitute for a functioning community-based system of care.

Bill Nemitz: To boldly go where no Maine rocket has gone before

Skepticism aside, bluShift Aerospace is poised to take our reputation for Yankee ingenuity to new heights.

Maine Compass: Think it’s over for COVID time? Pick up your mask and read this rhyme