With just over a month to go, a crowded field of candidates starts to draw some differences.

It not only makes tough cuts now, but it also sets forward-looking goals for the future.

All of Maine should feel the benefit that comes with improving this vital transportation link.

Even if the turnout is low, taking a budget to the voters is good discipline for school boards.

Dreams are wonderful, but some of them will only come true at far too high a price.

Parents and friends should also speak up when they see a child being harassed.

There has to be a better way for the state to get the money that it is owed.

Law enforcement is correctly skeptical about claims of responsibility from Pakistan.

The Westbrook City Council should try to find a deal and not leave the issue to the courts.

There may be more at stake than what will appear on the ballot on Election Day.