More than 80% of children in Maine, or about 4 out of every 5 children in the state, live in a household that benefited from the monthly Child Tax Credit payments that started in July. These payments reduced child hunger and poverty as families overwhelmingly spent the money on necessities such as food and childcare. […]

The Trump-instigated Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, left five people dead and scores injured. Numerous Capitol police officers and members of Congress on the scene emerged with lifetime mental scars. According to the Defense Department, the insurrection resulted in an extra cost of $483 million to keep National Guard troops on site until March […]

Collins, Golden with differing approaches to deadlock

Brunswick council needs to back mask mandate with solid science A thank you to Alex Armstrong for his Tuesday, Jan. 11 commentary regarding the newest Brunswick mask mandate (“Brunswick business owners should not have had mask mandate thrust upon them”). I have attended numerous council meetings in the past where the council would not allow […]

When he was traveling the world, for his law firm and as an informal world ambassador, George Mitchell often spoke of the commonalities he found in people on all continents, among all religions, nationalities and ethnicities. Parents want the same things for their children, he said: a good education, health care, good jobs – and […]

An anti-diet movement is afoot? Where can I sign up! According to the Wall Street Journal, more people are taking a more reasonable approach to dieting that lets them be healthy while staying at their non-skinny weight. The WSJ article features people who tried a variety of different diets over the years only to put […]