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Maine Observer: A tough guy on the field, a solid friend elsewhere

by Doug Davis Special to the Telegram February 17, 2019February 16, 2019

The death of pioneering baseball player and manager Frank Robinson stirs memories for a Windham man.

by William Foster Special to the Telegram February 17, 2019February 21, 2025

The Mills administration’s renewed focus on fighting substance use disorder must also take into account nicotine, alcohol and other drugs.

Rhetoric that makes tax rates untouchable hamstrings government’s ability to meet the people’s needs.

by Stephen Mihm Bloomberg Opinion February 17, 2019February 16, 2019

A historic early 20th-century Supreme Court ruling shows that sleazy journalism can serve the public good.

The budget might be in balance now, but it’s based on assumptions that will need to be tested.

by Robert Skoglund February 16, 2019February 16, 2019

Once they’ve moved the picnic table and had some pie, though, the trick is to get them to leave.

by Paul Averill Liebow Special to the Press Herald February 16, 2019February 16, 2019

Mainers should push for the state to revisit solar and the U.S. to return to the Paris accord.

Restoring the simple and meaningful 1901 design would be a great way to mark our bicentennial.

by Marc A. Thiessen The Washington Post February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

With her now-infamous talking points, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accidentally exposes the left’s big lie.

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion February 15, 2019February 14, 2019

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar may fail dogma litmus tests tests in the primaries.