Douglas Rooks: A president elected by all of us

Majority rule is the basic principal of our representative democracy, and should be applied at all levels.

Douglas Rooks: A world on fire meets Congress

Our leaders are not acting to address the greatest threat to life on Earth.

Douglas Rooks: Get ready for referendum madness

Before Mainers vote on a question, we should make sure it's legal.

Douglas Rooks: Legislature labors, but Mills controls

Douglas Rooks: Paying for college without violating the Constitution

Douglas Rooks: With court ruling, equal representation and democracy win the day

With voting rights under attack, the nation's highest court took to their defense.

Douglas Rooks: Democrats AWOL as Republicans take charge of tax policy

Take your favorite program for school nutrition, wellness checks, PFAS water tests, then ask: Would you rather pave a road instead?

Douglas Rooks: Gov. Mills is stonewalling Maine’s tribes. She should reconsider

Douglas Rooks: Report on Attorney General Aaron Frey falls on deaf ears

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.