Historians will look back on this day as conclusive proof that Trump blatantly abused his office, pursuing his own personal interests and solicited collusion with a foreign government.

When housing is restored for people who have gone without it, sometimes for months or years, so too is the progress in their lives.

The difficulty in all these plans is money, or lack of it. The state university system, which came later to Maine than most states, has never had the wherewithal to achieve its original goals.