China doesn’t want bins full of greasy paper plates and old appliances – and neither does your town.
Our View
Our View: No ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment in debacle at the border
Some immigrant children have been reunited with their families, but many more are left in U.S. custody.
Our View: With proficiency-based learning mandate gone, Maine returns to square one
Rolling back the school graduation requirements won’t solve the problems the law was written to fix.
Our View: Transgender pioneer is inspired choice for TV role
Nicole Maines has cleared a path for Maine youth, and now she can make a national impact.
Our View: Putting asylum seekers to work is good for Maine and for U.S.
Unraveling red tape around asylum petitions would be far more cost-effective than our current border policies.
Our View: Rural hospitals need for Maine to expand Medicaid to help them survive
The same pressure felt in Bridgton exists for other rural hospitals and their host communities.
Our View: Maine’s spotty response to opioid epidemic isn’t working
Coverage of sober-living homes offers another indicator that the state isn’t setting and enforcing standards.
Our View: A new way of counting can’t eliminate poverty in United States
If the War on Poverty is ‘largely over’ as the Trump administration says, it’s because we gave up, not because we won.
Our View: Loyal supporters give President Trump a place to hide
As long as rank-and-file Republicans are with him, the president can do almost anything.
Our View: Policing no substitute for community mental health
Maine needs a functioning system of care as well as police training and jail improvements.