Congress has a plan, or at least has arranged the steps, for dealing with the country’s deficit and debt problems. Come the end of the year, lawmakers will send all of us over a “fiscal cliff.”

The drought hitting parts of North America illustrates why it’s never a good idea for any region to become dependent on a hundred-mile diet — or protectionist trade policy.

Yes, the latest Gallup poll numbers showing the public’s lack of confidence in some of our country’s major institutions are distressing. A nation needs to believe that its political and economic leaders have the character and vision to lead the country forward.

Maine should consider hiring a new head of marketing because the guy who has the job now, Gov. Paul LePage, is doing a lousy job at giving the state some positive press.

Before we tear apart the collaborative jail system created just four years ago, it’s worth remembering why it was created in the first place.

Good thing school is out, because Wednesday’s education reform presentation by Gov. Paul LePage and the response by the Maine Education Association would have resulted in failing grades all around.

Good thing school is out, because Wednesday’s education reform presentation by Gov. Paul LePage and the response by the Maine Education Association would have resulted in failing grades all around.