Rep. Ducharme: We’ve been overtaxing Mainers – the proof is in the numbers

Let's stop extracting more money than we need to run our government.

Maine Compass: Life isn’t always as grizzly as it seems

Maine Compass: To stay mission ready, we need early education and child care

Reporting Aside: Woman scours internet to find belongings removed from Skowhegan storage unit

Kate Orso, 68, is frantically searching for her possessions that were sold, unbeknownst to her, from the storage unit she rented, Amy Calder writes.

Commentary: Maine is not meeting its obligation to children like my son

Without a critical change to the payment structure for special-purpose preschools, these schools cannot survive.

Tom Waddell: Teach the real history of race in America

Douglas Rooks: Bridges can unite communities, if we let them

The dispute over the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham and Brunswick didn't have to go this far.

Commentary: Businesses can help wishes come true for Maine kids

Commentary: Saving Maine’s year-round communities demands a joint effort

In Stonington, as in many towns across the state, the need for housing requires us to slow, stop and reverse the loss of control of properties to those who neither vote nor reside here.

Commentary: Farmworkers deserve same rights as other workers

Their back-breaking labor puts food on our tables and still they are treated like second-class citizens. Two bills before the state Legislature aim to change that.