Stan Tetenman: Republican-proposed voting laws are unnecessary

Since November 2019 we have heard lies repeated by the former president, many Republicans, Fox News and other right wing sources that the election was stolen and rigged, and that votes were altered by Dominion voting machines. Recently Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox, admitted that many of his talk shows knew what they said on […]

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, March 7

Diane Grandmaison: ‘It is time’ for more senior housing in Lewiston

It is our time. Seniors, residents and citizens of Lewiston have been volunteering and supporting all kinds of fundraisers for years as we aged. We have paid our taxes faithfully. It is our time to get support from residents and our community for senior housing at Martel School. The Lewiston City Council plans to vote […]

Ben Lounsbury: Heed climate change, Earth’s warning light

Many years ago my aunt in Los Angeles had a yellow 240Z. She was proud of it, and proud that she took the initiative to buy it, independently of my uncle. Unfortunately, nobody ever told her, or she forgot, that she had to change the oil. After about 15,000 miles, the oil pressure light came […]

Julia Colangelo: Censuring Lewiston mayor made ‘something out of nothing’

I write in support of Mayor Carl Sheline. I am relatively new to Lewiston, having lived here for one year. We moved here last January from Florida. Since arriving here I have been so impressed with Mayor Sheline. He is so committed to making Lewiston a better, safer place for all of our citizens. He […]

Scott Harriman: Transparency still needed to maintain public’s faith in government

Lewiston’s residents must be able to trust their democratically-elected leaders to conduct business transparently. They should be able to have faith that we are working toward the common good instead of playing partisan games. The City Council should address residents’ concerns instead of wasting time on surprise moves that don’t serve anyone.

David Griswold: Auburn’s AGRP: Assets for our future

Some opine that building houses is the “highest and best use” of “undeveloped” land. What has been missing from the discussion is consideration of economic activity that already exists in the Agriculture and Resource Protection Zone and its potential growth.

Austin Bay: Ukraine’s combined arms warfare edge

March 2022’s Ukraine war videos of exploding Russian tanks showed the world that Ukrainian soldiers armed with modern anti-tank weapons knew how to ambush and destroy Russia’s mightiest armored fighting vehicles.

Froma Harrop: They would kill our democracy for money

What Fox News did was inflame the mob with lies it knew were lies. This included the thugs who attacked the Capitol, killed police and threatened to hang the vice president. Its phony challenges to the sanctity of the electoral system came close to bringing the democracy down.

Cal Thomas: Who(m) do you trust?

With respect to just the latest lies about the origin, prevention and treatment for the virus that causes COVID-19, the misinformation and disinformation are now being uncovered.