There's no need to rush his confirmation, and someone accused of assault should not be confirmed to a lifetime Supreme Court appointment without an inquiry that clears him of the offense.

Some even say an attack should be expected, which is one reason why so many rapes are never reported.

The reinstatement after Russia was banned, sort of, from the 2018 Winter Games means global sports authorities are now complicit in letting the country escape full accountability.

Previous U.S. presidents have embraced international bodies as means for America to shape the world, but Trump sees the international system as a way for the world to constrain America.

One Republican senator is all it takes to restore the 60-vote threshold on whether to approve or deny.

A delivery charge for electricity that does not have to be delivered is a backward policy.

We're waiting for record-breaking flooding that is expected to start Tuesday and continue for days.

But Maine's laws, which can place unnecessary restrictions on physician assistants, are holding them back.

The time's right for a National Unity Agenda that would end the merry-go-round of bad candidates.

Someone is flooding social media with fake news in hopes of keeping the nation out of the EU and NATO.

The failure of Maine's government to address drug abuse and mental illness creates an unfair burden for Portland taxpayers.

I always cherish my chance meetings with wildlife, in this case a magnificent blue heron.

There is time for Alan Caron and Terry Hayes to make their case, but withdraw if they can't win the race.

Improved pay for frontline workers has led to dramatically better care at the troubled facility.

The proposed transmission corridor through Maine could allow the environmentalist party to take the lead on a major new referendum.

Our response to a sexual assault allegation against a Supreme Court nominee will reflect America's values, for good or ill.

Females are better at expressing what makes them mad, and that should lead to solving more problems.

That's the central question as the senator prepares to cast a crucial vote for or against putting Brett Kavanaugh on the highest court in the land.

The Kennebec Journal advertising representative is dying from cancer, and handling it with grace.

Affordable or not, adding new housing tends to drive down the price. It is simply a matter of supply and demand.

The New England Fishery Management Council needs to implement ecosystem-based management of forage fish.

Pay attention and be generous, and you'll do just fine in life – and in Gina School.

Political expediency is the reason so many have embraced the implausible notion that the SCOTUS nominee is a mistaken-identity victim.

The president's strategy should be to encourage Beijing to be a better economic partner.

An ex-Capitol Hill aide who disclosed her own experience wonders whether #MeToo will force men to stop tolerating harassment and assault.