Another View: Maine should decriminalize drugs to save lives

Maine Voices: Home- and community-based care provides essential infrastructure

Maine and federal officials should prioritize investing in what our loved ones need to complete activities of daily living and participate fully in our communities.

Community Compass: Sacred Heart ‘events center’ would change neighborhood for worse

If the proposal goes through, it will bring much uncertainty, and subject residents to the open-ended prospect of daily, weekly, small and large crowd events, a neighborhood resident writes.

Maine Compass: MaineCare needs to adapt – because fentanyl is winning

As the highly addictive synthetic opioid has come to dominate the drug supply, policy has not kept up, writes an Augusta-based physician of addiction medicine.

Maine Compass: Drug laws punish already traumatized young adults

As a society, we should be trying to build resiliency in children and their families, writes the president of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Maine Voices: U.S. economy appears poised for post-pandemic boom

Today’s government spending and economic climate have striking similarities to World War II.

Maine Voices: Reimagining higher education to help ensure a bright economic future for Maine

To power a vibrant economy, inclusive education and workforce investments and strong partnerships are critical.

The Maine Millennial: New love on the road

From Buxton to Brunswick and back every day, a new companion makes the trip more fun.

Bill Nemitz: They needed a place to live. They got so much more.

A 54-year-old single woman from York County opens her home – and her heart – to three young boys in need.

Insight: 100 years of immigration mistakes

A century-old law, inspired by discredited pseudoscience, has created President Biden’s border problems.