Douglas Rooks: Abortion bills in Maine Legislature need careful scrutiny

Commentary: Let’s let Maine parents decide how to spend on education

Arizona is leading the way with a voucher-style universal school choice program. Maine can do the same.

Commentary: We already know which gun policies work

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

Maine Voices: We need more grid capacity – and we need it now

Grid-enhancing technologies are already in place and proven in regional transmission systems across the U.S. and Europe. Maine must be next.

Maine Voices: Is the Doomsday Clock about to move closer to midnight?

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ clock was first set at the start of the Cold War. On Tuesday, we’ll find out how much closer the world is to self-destruction in 2023.

Tom Waddell: Fight over abortion rights continues at the state level

Commentary: Parents seeking book bans want control – to a point

They'll deny professional educators their decision-making responsibility in this one respect. Anything after that would be inconvenient.

Maine Voices: Grief seems to be having a public comeback. Good.

We owe it to ourselves to remember that "prolonged" grief is the normal result of deeply felt love.

Commentary: Legalization of marijuana comes at a hidden cost to our young people

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

Analysis: Maine’s green goals shaded by oil and gas dependence

Maine has bold clean-energy aspirations. This winter shows we’re a long way from kicking our fossil-fuel habit.