The United States has a major strategic interest in not allowing new Arctic sea lanes to fall under Russian or Chinese control.
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Commentary: It’s time to replace the suicide hotline with a 3-digit dialing code
The FCC recommends that Congress set aside 988 for the hotline. Now let’s get it done.
Our View: Maine organic dairy farms losing out with livestock rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should act now to protect the integrity of the certification process.
David Trahan: Maine got it right on guns, public safety
By passing L.D. 1811, the ‘yellow flag’ law, the state struck the right balance.
Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track
Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.
Another View: Swift Swedish trial of American rapper underscores Trump’s embarrassing interference
The president’s efforts to bail out a celebrity pal who beat up someone abroad make a mockery of justice.
Dana Milbank: Dear Israel, Please dump Netanyahu. Your friend, America
The prime minister is rapidly destroying the 71-year-old U.S.-Israel alliance.
Maine Voices: Maine has common-sense remedy for gerrymandering
Other states should pay attention to how we draw political lines.
Leonard Pitts: You’d think we could all agree on the value of higher education. You’d be wrong.
Republicans are hostile toward knowledge right at the moment when it is becoming a valuable international currency, a new study shows.
Our View: Legislators should move forward with MaineCare dental benefit
Adding the coverage to Maine’s Medicaid program has a low cost and high value.