Pesticides and herbicides have cut populations of as much as 80 percent of insect species around the world,
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Jim Fossel: As with many things, Biden got it wrong on inflation
Following their leader’s misdirection, Democrats are getting lost as they search for ways to counter it.
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Insight: There’s no single ‘religious view’ on abortion
A scholar of religion writes that views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.
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Maine Voices: From under a desk, a silent student bears witness with a poem
The children are watching, a teacher pleads, and they can see we are not keeping them safe.
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Commentary: Why everyone should celebrate Juneteenth
Freedom and equality are values that Americans associate closely with our national identity.
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Commentary: On Father’s Day, let dads parent without the stereotypes
Prefabricated gender roles get in the way when men want to do the important and fulfilling work of raising their children.
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Maine Voices: Tribal sovereignty is at the core of many issues
Activists concerned about climate change and abortion rights should join in the fight for state recognition of Wabanaki rights.
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Maine Voices: Lawmakers should ban assault-style weapons
The common factor in all mass shootings is not mental illness but access to guns, a child psychiatrist writes.
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Commentary: Congress must bring back the child tax credit
Our experiment with helping parents pay for rent, food and other bills dramatically reduced hunger and child poverty.
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Leonard Pitts: Trump loyalists learn the hard way that they’ve been had
The Jan. 6 committee has revealed that Trump raised $250 million after the 2020 election for a bogus legal defense fund.