Our View: Pride Month arrives amid coordinated attack on LGBTQ Americans

As it tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, the Republican Party is now almost wholly focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.

Commentary: Background checks are the backbone of gun violence prevention

Nothing will bring back our spirited, loving daughter Darien Richardson, but we know we can prevent more tragedies.

Commentary: Building a paid family and medical leave program that works for all Mainers

Many workers are forced to drop out of the workforce entirely to take care of their children and parents. If we want to be pro-family and pro-workforce, we need this kind of program.  

Douglas Rooks: Ukraine a defining issue for 2024

Biden must show positive results over the next 12 months from NATO’s vast investment in Ukraine’s charismatic young leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or his reelection will be in jeopardy.

Maine Voices: Don’t fall for current MAGA hysteria over the national debt

No other nation has as reliably paid its debts as the United States, and the U.S. has more than enough income to support its debt.

Commentary: Why do we assume that it’s safe to use our phones while we drive?

There’s growing recognition that the use of handheld phones while driving is profoundly dangerous. The data suggest that using your phone ‘responsibly’ isn't great either.

Our View: Fulfilling our responsibility to those who died for our rights

Commentary: Honor, loss and perspective from a Mainer on Memorial Day

View from Away: One answer to the migration crisis? Jobs

Commentary: Maine’s new plan to keep kids safe by keeping families strong

Work on a four-pronged strategy informed by extensive public consultation can begin this year.