Through a last-minute compromise, the Legislature passed a change in state law that opens the door to using student performance as a measure for teacher and principal evaluation.

The long-term effects on inmates’ mental health are worth more legislative inquiry.

An ugly spat in Casco came to a surprisingly satisfying end Wednesday, when one of the town’s residents dusted off his bruised feelings and gave everyone involved a lesson in the power of forgiveness.

No new energy development promises as solid a return as a commitment to conservation.

Disease prevention experts say people should already be using late-spring levels of caution.

Lack of demand, not overuse, is what could hurt southern Maine’s public water customers.

The most effective way of treating homelessness can be providing people with a place to live.

An editorial was wrong to ask President Obama for something he can’t deliver.

The proposed budget cuts services, but doesn’t change the way they are delivered.

This too-expensive ‘solution’ should be reformed before it becomes a bigger problem.