The Maine Millennial: Anti-gay rights crowd has a new target, but it’s the same old hate

I am pro-freedom, and I understand that all of our freedoms are connected.

Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving

Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.

Maine Compass: Stop underpaying state workers for providing services we all count on

Nearly one in six positions in state government is vacant due to the state’s inability to recruit and retain workers at the current pay rates.

Commentary: The solution to ending encampments is shelter

Maine must first commit to providing the most basic of needs: a roof over every head.

Jim Fossel: Slow and steady negotiation best route for Maine tribes

It’s not going to be easy to address tribal relations in one fell swoop. So let’s try another way.

Our View: The effects of the global climate crisis will be local

Maine Compass: Meet me on the Merrymeeting Trail

Maine Voices: Ignoring need for caution, mining bill moving at speed of industry

The environment and human health are at risk under an amendment to L.D. 1363. It would allow the developer of a mineral deposit – like Plumbago North – to proceed under much-looser quarry rules.

Commentary: Allyship during Pride Month has to be a serious business

When LGBTQ youth live in communities that do not stigmatize their sexual orientation or gender identity, these young people not only survive, but thrive.

Commentary: There’s no place for hate in Maine

Our fear is that homophobic, transphobic and xenophobic rhetoric is slowly becoming routine, even expected. Let's work together to ensure that's not the case.