Our View: Maine families need lawmakers to support child care industry

A new report shows that most Mainers have trouble finding affordable, high-quality child care. It's hurting everyone.

Commentary: Bills call for responsible development of Maine’s offshore wind industry

L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.

Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers

Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.

Our View: Pride Month arrives amid coordinated attack on LGBTQ Americans

As it tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, the Republican Party is now almost wholly focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.

Commentary: Background checks are the backbone of gun violence prevention

Nothing will bring back our spirited, loving daughter Darien Richardson, but we know we can prevent more tragedies.

Commentary: Building a paid family and medical leave program that works for all Mainers

Many workers are forced to drop out of the workforce entirely to take care of their children and parents. If we want to be pro-family and pro-workforce, we need this kind of program.  

Douglas Rooks: Ukraine a defining issue for 2024

Biden must show positive results over the next 12 months from NATO’s vast investment in Ukraine’s charismatic young leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or his reelection will be in jeopardy.

Maine Voices: Don’t fall for current MAGA hysteria over the national debt

No other nation has as reliably paid its debts as the United States, and the U.S. has more than enough income to support its debt.

Commentary: Why do we assume that it’s safe to use our phones while we drive?

There’s growing recognition that the use of handheld phones while driving is profoundly dangerous. The data suggest that using your phone ‘responsibly’ isn't great either.

Our View: Fulfilling our responsibility to those who died for our rights