Rich Lowry: Donald Trump’s enduring strength

Trump may indeed be beatable, but the latest polling shows him squarely in the way of anyone who wants to take over the party he’s dominated for years.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, March 5

Normand Saucier: Franco Center board should retain heritage-reflecting name

I understand that the Franco Center is changing its name to Riverfront Performing Arts & Events. If that is the case, I am deeply offended. And whoever is making this decision should be removed from their position. I am a Lewiston native who spoke only French growing up, and which eventually led to my living […]

Caleb Roebuck: Lewiston councilors wrong to censure mayor for unsent letter

The majority of the Lewiston City Council has, once again, shown that they are more concerned with punishing those who disagree with them than with actually governing. Their Feb. 21 censure of Mayor Carl Sheline for something that was never even done was nothing more than flexing their political muscle to try to show that […]

Sen. Jeff Timberlake: Maine took a stand against habitual offenders, yet some are still trying to undo it

If LD 429 is passed, it will undo the progress achieved in the past 16 years. While some of the bill aims to clear a backlogged judicial system, the bottom line is Democrats risk reversing a solid record of results and endangering the lives of Mainers.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Can the party of government make it work?

Republicans have painted Democrats as the “party of government.” When anything goes wrong, count on Republicans to say, “See, government just can’t do everything.” Count on Democrats, when anything goes wrong, to say, “We need a program (regulation, staff, etc.) to fix it.”

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, March 4

Rich Lowry: Don’t rewrite books

There’s a reason that everyone naturally recoils from Winston Smith’s work in “1984” in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth, changing old newspaper articles and photographs to update them in keeping with the dictates of the party. The falsity, the thoroughness, and the need for control, extending all the way to the past, are all disturbing hallmarks of totalitarian politics.

Froma Harrop: I was a teenage librarian. Don’t arrest me

Nowadays the trollers tend to be right-wingers playing power games and getting a charge out of their intimidation tactics. But crusades to police media consumption are also being waged by elements on the left. Several colleges now let students anonymously report someone they feel — or say they feel — shows discrimination or bias.

Editorial cartoon for Friday, March 3