Rich Lowry: In defense of Reagan

Donald Trump’s forces are going to try to make Ron DeSantis’ roots in the party of Reagan disqualifying. Instead, played correctly, it can be a strength.

Froma Harrop: Biden knew full well to resist DC’s softer criminal code

What’s President Biden up to? His motive could be simple opposition to a law that reduces punishments for serious crimes. It could be to seem tough-on-crime at a time when public disorder has become a potent campaign issue. It could be both.

Austin Bay: Time for the Taiwan porcupine to bristle

The arc is clear. Beijing’s military aircraft regularly and provocatively crosses the Taiwan Strait median line (the middle of the 110-mile wide strait). Communist China has become more belligerent and in the not-so-distant future will attack Taiwan and provoke a major war in the western Pacific.

Robert McCarthy: And now … the rest of the story

Censure (of Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline) was not our first choice by a long shot. In response to the mayor’s continued disregard for the authority of the city administrator, repeated attempts to unilaterally commit city resources and general refusal to follow any rules, we were left with no choice but to voice our disapproval.

Chief Jason Moen: Supporting pre-K expansion and Maine’s child care workforce are important community safety measures

Law enforcement will tell you that it’s far better to keep kids away from crime in the first place, rather than to try and reform those kids after they become involved with the criminal justice system.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, March 12

Mike McClellan: Proposed abortion legislation betrays Gov. Mills’ words

I attended the Speak Up For Life Event held at East Auburn Baptist Church about one month ago. Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn invited her church to come learn how to interact with the Maine Legislature, in great part due to Gov. Janet Mills proposing an abortion bill that would equate Maine with North Korea […]

Rich Lowry: Our Dickensian border policy

The New York Times details how so-called unaccompanied minors end up “in some of the most punishing jobs in the country.” The Times found: “Twelve-year-old roofers in Florida and Tennessee. Underage slaughterhouse workers in Delaware, Mississippi and North Carolina. Children sawing planks of wood on overnight shifts in South Dakota.”

Val Zapolsky: State should consider results of private school funding

I write in reference to the Sun Journal’s March 7 article by Steve Collins, “Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition.” As a parent of children who attended public as well as private schools, I would like to suggest that instead of requiring a financial audit of private schools to justify […]

Wesley Ryder: Extra fee for paying taxes with credit card ‘exorbitant’

I am a senior citizen, an Auburn taxpayer, and am 86 years old. Since mobility is difficult with arthritis, and I use a walker, I only leave my home to see a doctor, needing much help. With the arrival of March 1, I needed to pay my city taxes. A family friend went to the […]