Editorial cartoon for Friday, Feb. 24

William Phillips: U.S. ‘can do better’ than supremacists, extremists

At the time of Christ, the world’s population is estimated to have been about 300 million people. We are now approaching 7 billion people. It is hard to argue against the fact that the population growth of humanity (and the attendant stresses of the industrial and technological revolution) has strained the world’s resources, and threatened […]

Juliana L’Heureux: Franco-American center should highlight its identity

I have followed and supported the development of the beautiful Franco-American Heritage Center at Saint Mary’s on Cedar Street in Lewiston. I have done so ever since the dedicated group of incorporators began the campaign to renovate this iconic building for the future, by protecting the culture and history. Although there were a few name […]

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Feb. 23

Richard Grandmaison: Support for Lewiston senior housing project ‘greatly needed’

I want to bring this to the attention of seniors in Lewiston. Recently the Lewiston City Council didn’t renew the senior housing project proposed for Martel School. The Lewiston Planning Board had two meetings to review the situation. At the second meeting its members discussed the proposal to sell the property. They discussed the price […]

Kathleen Szostek: Mainers should ‘hold a reverence for life’ with unborn babies

Do we — here in Maine — hold a reverence for life? Admittedly, some factions do not. However, I believe that most in our state hold life dear. The test will be in seeing who speaks up for the most vulnerable among us: the unborn. Whatever our collective views of abortion are (and I realize […]

Marcia Baxter: Franco Center’s name showed pride of place

What a loss in the renaming of the Franco Center. How sad that some members of the board were persuaded that a name change was needed to “broaden appeal.” This name change shows little regard for the history and intent of its founding. The center was established to celebrate and highlight an important part of […]

Cal Thomas: The Coolidge presidency at 100

Calvin Coolidge has received what might be called a raw deal from historians like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Henry Steele Commager. They created a caricature of Coolidge that includes blaming him for the Great Depression, which began in 1929, the year after he left office. In fact, it was the policies of his successors, Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt that turned an economic downturn into a 10-year disaster.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Feb. 22

Rich Lowry: The ignorant and racially charged attacks on Nikki Haley

Only in 21st-century America can you call yourself the “proud daughter of Indian immigrants” and get accused of whitewashing your background.