We should be restoring Lake Auburn watershed to forest, not building housing in its watershed.

In an age that has seen astounding acceleration in the output of scientific and technological innovations, we suddenly look up and see artificial intelligence is upon us, producing new wonders by the day, as well as new and troubling questions.

There should not be a vote on the debt limit. It represents spending already on the country’s credit card. You don’t call American Express and say, “Hey, I don’t want to pay for the trip to Belize that I put on the card. I didn’t like the hotel.” American Express would not be amused. If you stiffed it in any way, your credit score would take a dive, and lenders would promptly raise the interest rates they charge you.

Military service is the most difficult duty in a democracy. Military sacrifice protects rights — the real rights to life and liberty.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard the kind of optimism contained in Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) announcement of a presidential run.

I call for compliance with required teaching and I reject an approach to the law that suggests white people do not benefit; Wabanaki Studies is the most relevant synthesis of American democratic values for all Maine students.

In recent decades, as women generally — I’m painting with a broad brush here — have moved into formerly male-dominated domains, the outlook for boys heading to manhood has dimmed.