Maine ranks in the bottom 10 states for K–12 education, according to the 2025 Kids Count Data Book. Its special education identification rate is 21%, far above the national average of 15%. COVID is cited as a leading factor. While Maine schools were technically “open” in 2020–2021, masking, distancing and other restrictions made normal learning […]

I read with great enjoyment the Sept. 11 article about growing interest in the Common Ground Fair. This fair is the backdrop of many of my cherished childhood memories — from perusing the fine art and craft market with my grandmother, to raising dust clouds sliding down the amphitheater hill on a cardboard sled. Since […]

The press conference following the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis concluded with a reporter asking, “How can the public help?” The question hung in the air, unanswered. But there is something the public can do to help: Vote “Yes” on Question 2 this November so Maine can enact an Extreme Risk Protection […]