Scholars Strategy Network: Paid leave crucial for well-being of Maine families

David Trahan: Put firearm safety in schools to save lives

Teachers and legislators must recognize they shouldn't keep kids in the dark about the dangers around them.

Commentary: Amazon’s winner-take-all approach to small business

Increasingly, Amazon makes its own private-label products that compete with the offerings of independent merchants on its platform.

Rep. Heidi Sampson: Cursive lessons will help create better writers, readers and thinkers

The benefits include improved memory and fine motor skills as well as better coordination.

Maine Compass: Losing ACA pre-existing conditions protections would devastate thousands of Mainers

At risk in a high-stakes federal case are safeguards that are keeping families from financial ruin.

George Smith: Islands deserving of love

Maine islands have a lot to offer. They also have an uncertain future.

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Trump aims to paint Democrats as extremists

While presidential contests inevitably involve comparisons between rival candidates, those with presidents seeking re-election are more likely to be referendums on their tenures.

Maine Compass: Why I joined the Poor People’s Campaign

It's time for a national call for moral revival.

Commentary: What would Lincoln do?

America’s 16th president navigated times even more polarized than today’s.

David Trahan: Is Maine a safe place for firearms? Depends on how you spin it

Maine is the safest place to live in the nation as it relates to violent crime.