Our View: Brunswick-Gardiner interim trail the right way forward

A long-distance route that does not interact with car or truck traffic has the potential to be a gift that keeps on giving to the Midcoast.

Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future

A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.

Our View: Here’s what it will take to stop the rise of hate groups in Maine

Speak up, confront dangerous ideology directly, and protect neighbors who are targeted and make it clear that they are as much a part of our communities as anybody else.

Commentary: Have fun with strangers. Democracy and our mental health may depend on it

Our View: When will we pay appropriate attention to late-life care?

Under Medicare, eligibility for hospice care is narrowly capped. Once it ends, as a recent Press Herald report outlined in heartrending detail, you’re on your own.

Our View: Three cheers for a rare Maine team in the Little League World Series

Fourteen players aged between 10 and 12 take the field Thursday in Pennsylvania, the fourth team from Maine to ever qualify for the Little League Baseball World Series.

Our View: Winslow residents deserve answers on ‘secret meetings’

When elected officials bend the rules, it's easy for the public to lose faith.

Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential

A shot in the arm for libraries across the state rightly focuses on the expanded role that they’re playing in our communities.

Our View: Bus searches by border agents violate rights of Mainers

Old Town-based Cyr Bus Lines needs to join Greyhound and Concord Coach in taking a stand against questioning without warrants.

Our View: Promising solutions to Maine housing puzzle braid public with private

Long-term structural change will take time; a number of laudable new initiatives around the state acknowledge that reality.