Angus King: “It's a lot cheaper to buy somebody a bath mat than to fix a broken hip.”

Unless and until there is a change of policy and leadership, today's news simply means that there is more expensively-equipped lawlessness on our streets rather than responsible, legitimate law enforcement.

Maine people are not interested in personal, retaliatory politics. They are focused on the high cost of goods here at home.

We write regarding the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln and mounting evidence that conditions aboard the carrier have deteriorated to the point that the safety and wellbeing of its crew could be compromised.

It is past time for Congress to do its duty and, for once, put country ahead of party.