New Year’s Eve is a good opportunity to speak clearly about the risks posed by alcohol.

The stamps may say they are ‘forever,’ but the Postal Service will have to keep changing.

Today’s young people will get to see how every generation has the same struggles.

Negotiating a public employee contract during an economic downturn is not easy — either on government officials or the unions.

Portland, like virtually every large community in Maine, has had to deal with a drop in tax collections, fewer permit fees and a decline in support from the state. It seems that the only source of revenue that hasn’t declined is federal assistance, and that help is scheduled to come to an abrupt halt next year.

A new study indicates that we should change the way we think about the evaluation process.

Was it the dawn of an enduring new season of cooperation, or a brief winter flurry of mutual capitulation?

Either way, the lame-duck session of Congress that wrapped up last week featured a surprising explosion of legislative activity that almost no one could have envisioned after the November elections saw Republicans seize control of the House of Representatives and strengthen their hand in the Senate.

Though Title IX brought equality for participants, spectators weren’t covered by it.

The strong support of 13 Republicans restored a historic process to U.S.-Russian relations.