Douglas Rooks: Costs are at the center of the health care crisis

We need effective hospital regulation to rein in how much we spend on health care.

Timothy L. O’Brien: Trump’s racism infests the Republican Party

Maine Voices: Carbon capture could make a difference – if we let it

Removing CO2 from emissions or directly from the air should be part of any plan to fight climate change.

George Smith: A summer’s worth of Maine reading

The columnist suggests a series of books from local authors.

Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers

Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child's education if they are not addressed.

John Kass: Democrats should be blaming themselves

The Maine Millennial: Sen. King – don’t reverse course on Franken

King was right the first time: There is no excuse for sexual assault, and no excuse for joking about it.

Jim Fossel: What to expect from the Legislature in 2020

The short, election year session is typically a time for the majority party to consolidate power, not promote radical change.

Cass Sunstein: Mueller kept his eye on the ball

Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry

Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.