Like the doctor in a classic joke, Gov. Baldacci has some good news and some bad news. For once, state revenue projections are improving, meaning that between tax receipts and federal funds, the Legislature will have nearly $80 million more to work with. But while that  might sound like a lot of money, compared to […]

Immigrants without much to give have given a great deal to the ones they left behind.

Lawmakers have a chance to lay a foundation for a new economic base.

Yarmouth and Falmouth are on the right track with their plan to consolidate a service.

It would be wrong to treat the devices with the same caution given to tobacco products.

The baseball schedule tells us something that the calendar says is still three weeks away.

Times call for the university to save money as well as respond to the community’s needs.

The hospital does so many things well that something like this really stood out.

What happens when the easy cutbacks are all done? Start on the harder ones.

If the rules are really going to change, the city’s charter is not the way to change them.