A day of honor

After GOP midterm debacle, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Iran, the Middle East and the global economy writ large.

Plan a visit to a Maine monument honoring our veterans

WRITTEN BY RICHARD SHAW Maine has to be among the most patriotic of all the 50 states. Every community seems to have a veterans’ roll of honor or monument from all wars, dating back to the American Revolution. The grave sites of those who served are sacred ground, decorated with flowers and U.S. flags by […]

A lasting salute to veterans & military K-9s

WRITTEN BY JOSHUA ARCHER Over the summer, a young man from Aroostook County set out to earn Eagle Scout status by completing a community project to honor local veterans and the often overlooked K-9s who served.  After several years of hard work and with most of the necessary boxes ticked — merit badges, examples of […]

Maine's 2nd District race is heading toward a ranked-choice runoff

To overtake Paul LePage, Matt Dunlap would need to net more than 5,418 votes from the 6,140 ballots that were blank or went to write-ins.

Putin special envoy speaks at White House event on Oleshky ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy appeared with first lady Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday as she brought together Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark the localized ceasefire she brokered between their nations. Speaking at the invitation of the first lady, Kirill Dmitriev thanked Trump for her “distinguished humanitarian role” […]