Peter Zanoni: Weighing workforce impact of abortions, overdoses, low birth rates

Where are all the workers? “Help wanted” signs are everywhere, as well as ads in newspapers and on TV. Short-staffing is common, so much so that some businesses have to close early or close altogether. Well, one cause may be low birth rates. The Sun Journal reported recently that Rumford Community Hospital is ending its […]

Anne Dubois Caron: Abortions shouldn’t be allowed at 24 weeks

Do people know that outside sounds can be heard by a baby in the womb at 24 weeks of life? Do people know that actions such as squinting, smiling and frowning may be experienced by a baby in the womb at 24 weeks of life as seen through ultrasound? Thus, a baby in the womb […]

In rebuttal: Peter van Oosten: Lowry has it wrong about equity in government

The frequent appearance of columnist Rich Lowry would suggest that the editorial staff of the Sun Journal take his postings seriously. His latest column (“Biden’s push to radicalize the federal bureaucracy,” Feb. 24), is typical of Mr. Lowry’s diatribes. He states that the Biden Administration’s directions to include equity in the workings of the government […]

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Feb. 28

Clarence Page: Can Fox News handle the truth? As long as it pleases the viewers

It is understandable that the popular news channel would try to please the conservative audience it has built so successfully, but not at the expense of reality.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Feb. 26

Austin Bay: Weaponizing everything, including lawyers and balloons: China’s 1999 manual for defeating America

Informed minds assure us the study titled “Unrestricted Warfare” and published by the People’s Liberation Army in February 1999 isn’t a war plan. I’ll agree it isn’t a step-by-step plan, but it is a thoughtful and deadly intellectual guidebook China’s communist leaders are using to defeat the U.S. and establish a Chinese-mandated international order.

Alex Cornell du Houx: After a year of war, we need a Ukraine Clean Energy Marshall Plan urgently

The plan is a crucial opportunity to help undermine Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, strengthen global security, and increase clean energy production.

Cal Thomas: History in black and white

There seems to be a certain conceit among some that the past is irrelevant to modern challenges. The opposite is true.

Froma Harrop: What warming might do to New England

As the climate changes, so have the fortunes and profile of Maine’s potato culture. Drought and heat have so stressed potato yields in the West that Maine growers have been called upon to ship their potatoes almost 3,000 miles to french fry processors in Washington state.