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Unable to vote, teens volunteer

OMG campaigning
Come November 4, they won’t even be able to vote. But for some motivated teenagers, that disenfranchisement doesn’t translate into disinterest.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 22, 2008

Baldacci raids the cookie jar

The governor’s secret Dirigo Health bailout
Under the American system of government, the legislative branch is supposed to decide how your tax money is spent, but . . .

By LANCE TAPLEY | October 15, 2008

If words could kill

Diverse City
Those of us who make our living by writing know that words are among the most powerful tools in human society.

By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | October 16, 2008

Nagging your friends to vote
A college friend recently got in touch, with an idea that resonated with me, and will with other political-minded folks who believe this election is important to our country’s future.

By JEFF INGLIS | October 16, 2008

Ideas and optimism, plus more reports!

Grow smarter
Last Friday, at the annual GrowSmart summit held at the Augusta Civic Center, more than 500 people checked in on Maine’s progress.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | October 16, 2008

The road not yet traveled

A layman's guide to the science of time travel
In 1916, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity.

By MIKE MILIARD | October 21, 2008

The gulf of Maine

Senator Collins votes the Bush line 77 percent of the time; her challenger, Representative Allen, weighs in at 18 percent. Will these numbers decide November’s election?
With a massively unpopular Republican president leaving office, this year’s Senate election is a contest based on a candidate’s alignment with Bush.

By JEFF INGLIS | October 09, 2008

Welcome to the PalinDome

One-stop shopping for humor mavericks
One-stop shopping for humor mavericks

By PHOENIX STAFF | October 14, 2008

Losing common ground

A rift between science and activism is undermining progress in the fight against AIDS
Among the chaos of fractious voices at the 17th International AIDS Conference, it’s hard to discern a clear message, and even harder to know who might be receiving it.

By DAVID KISH | October 03, 2008

Photos: Bulls on parade

"Security" at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN, September 3, 2008.
"Security" at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN, September 3, 2008.

By KATHY CHAPMAN | October 02, 2008

Among the Republican thugs

Fear and pepper spray in St. Paul
Minnesota is known innocently enough as the Gopher State, but for one terrifying, riot-gear-and-grenade-filled week this past summer, it was a police state.

By ANNE ELIZABETH MOORE | October 27, 2008

Stock stupidity

Self-declared financial ignoramus revels in the fact that investing ‘geniuses’ probably know less than she does
In my wildest dreams, I never thought my stock-market ignorance would be something to brag about.

By KARA BASKIN | October 03, 2008

Post-daily

Press releases
After leaving daily newspapers, where do journalists go?

By JEFF INGLIS | September 25, 2008

Personally speaking

Abortion and Life tells whole truths
For decades, feminists have rallied behind the phrase “the personal is political,” meant to remind us that our personal lives are intrinsically affected by politics.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 24, 2008

Obama and McCain: Repro Rights Checklist

How the presidential candidates measure up on reproductive rights
It’s important to know where our next president stands with regard to reproductive rights — and to remember that those rights depend on who’s in charge.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 24, 2008

I had an abortion

Forty percent of American women have abortions by the time they're 45. I'm one of them.
Does anyone think about us, the people who have actually gone through with an abortion, and accepted that it was the right decision, for whatever reason, at that time?

By ANONYMOUS | September 24, 2008