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In a powerful 1982 film, “The Verdict,” Paul Newman delivers one of the most touching defenses of evident truth ever captured on film – for a woman rendered crippled through drugs mistakenly given to her by a prominent hospital, defended by prestigious lawyers, while he stands alone. In his character’s impassioned closing in the medical […]

Won't somebody think of the college towns?

In addition to creating an inequity between tipped workers and everyone else, reducing the Social Security credits for many who most need them, if enacted, the income exemption adds substantially to the federal deficit.

The administration wants investment to "align with the president's priorities." The health of America's cultural institutions — and cultural expression itself — aren't on that list.

Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn on June 18.

Vanity costs U.S. taxpayers in wasted dollars. We apparently need a newer used presidential plane because the one we own is too old and insufficiently lavish. The president seems impatient waiting for the $4 billion-plus investment our taxpayers are spending on two new Air Force One planes, due to be completed in 2027. Forbes reported […]

Portland earns a win in the all-USL Jagermeister Cup.

Despite some rain, Saturday's event gave participants a window into the wider world of modern commercial fishing and aquaculture.

When its foundation is being dismantled, how do I begin to instruct them?

The statue unveiled Saturday afternoon in Lewiston is a reminder of the biggest sporting event in state history.