In jails and lockups, death by suicide is common, predictable and preventable.
editorial
Our View: Libraries can reach people in deep need
With a social worker on staff, a library is uniquely positioned to connect patrons with mental health and other services.
Our View: Maine study part of effort to solve Alzheimer’s puzzle
In the oldest state in the nation, finding a cure has never been more important.
Our View: Trump’s rule punishes legal immigrants
Using the full power of the U.S. government to add to the misery of people without power is cruel and pointless.
Our View: Deficit would be zero if not for tax cuts
Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.
Another View: Column fails to grasp how nationalism reinforces patriotism
A member of ‘the hate-America left’ snidely and unfairly disparages Americans who glory in our nation’s symbols.
Another View: Toni Morrison wouldn’t let us forget our racist past, and it haunts us still
The timing of her death is particularly poignant: We’re mourning both the novelist and the innocent people cut down for no reason but hatred.
Our View: Buyers are first line of defense against bad dog breeders
It’s often left up to customers to figure out if they are getting their pets from legitimate sources.
Our View: Cyberbullying problem resistant to schools’ efforts
Online harassment is still on the rise, especially among girls, but tight education budgets are not meeting the challenge.
Our View: Program helps make lobstering less dangerous
Life jackets work only if fishermen wear them.