Imagine an industry on a roll. Its profits surpassed the $100 billion mark last year for the first time. On top of these riches, those in the business got an additional $25 billion or so in federal handouts.

The announcement that supporters of same-sex marriage have delivered enough signatures to the secretary of Sstate’s office to put the issue on the November ballot was followed by a predictable follow-up story: National groups on both sides of the issue say they will come back to Maine to fight the latest battle in what they see as a national war on our home turf.

Unlike their counterparts in Washington, members of the Maine Legislature will usually choose to solve a problem instead of create one.

Gov. LePage gave people plenty to argue about in his State of the State speech Tuesday, but his decision to target domestic violence was something that everyone can get behind.

Gov. LePage gave people plenty to argue about in his State of the State speech Tuesday, but his decision to target domestic violence was something that everyone can get behind.

Over the last year, Bruce Poliquin has shown that it wasn’t going to be business as usual in the state treasurer’s office.

Over the last year, Bruce Poliquin has shown that it wasn’t going to be business as usual in the state treasurer’s office.

Brutality is a fact of war. America’s enemies have long practiced it, and so in some instances have our troops. None of that makes it any easier to stomach, so U.S. officials’ outrage about an incident in Afghanistan that allegedly involved Camp Lejeune-based Marines is genuine.

Maybe it’s an election-year maneuver crafted for maximum voter appeal, but President Barack Obama’s proposed merger of six large agencies seems like a prudent cost-cutting move in financially trying times.

Congressional gridlock isn’t always bad. Sometimes doing nothing yields something.