Maine Compass: Stop use of immigration ‘iceboxes’

A Mainer reports on her conversations with asylum seekers stuck on the Mexican side of the southwest border.

George Smith: How a rural community holds together

The columnist's town of Mount Vernon is planning for a vibrant future.

Commentary: Urge Washington to make it easier for Mainers to heat with renewable wood pellets, chips

Do you support extending an existing federal tax credit to advanced wood heating systems? Make sure our delegation knows it.

Commentary: Speak up now to protect Atlantic puffins and the fish they rely on

Herring conservation measures will also benefit cod, salmon and many other predatory marine species.

Bill Nemitz: Maine medical examiner thinks he’s a funny guy. He isn’t.

A job posting touting Maine's 'short season of decomposed bodies' adds to the drumbeat against Dr. Mark Flomenbaum.

Mavis Longfellow: Move mountains and count your blessings

Greg Kesich: Letters about vaccines blur the lines

As the old saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts.

The Maine Millennial: Losing her locks for a good cause

'Hair Matters' in South Portland makes wigs using donated hair for people who lose theirs from chemotherapy.

Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech

Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.

Rep. Dick Campbell: Golden showing he’s no moderate

Since joining Congress, he has become just another Democrat.