Michael Boom: Yellow, red flag laws need teeth in order to work

Driving a car is serious business. If we mess up, our license to drive will be revoked. Nobody wants dangerous drivers on the road, and rightly so. Nobody wants dangerous people possessing guns that pose a danger to all of us. Yellow and red flag laws must have teeth if they are going to work. […]

Diane Grandmaison: Lewiston residents should vote early for Sheline

Lewiston residents can vote before the Dec. 12 mayoral runoff election. They can call the city clerk’s office and request an absentee ballot, or go to Lewiston City Hall to vote early. Even though Mayor Carl Sheline won by a margin of 45% of the vote, the Lewiston Charter was changed. The charter states that […]

Jae Zimmermann: ‘Lewiston needs Carl, and Carl needs us’

The people of Lewiston have already decided that mayoral candidate Jon Connor is not for us; we voted him out of the state Legislature in 2022. Despite his past experience, Connor cannot speak clearly about how he would address the issues he believes are critical to Lewiston’s future as a place people value. His answers […]

Cal Thomas: Evangelicals conforming to the world

There is considerable harm being done by evangelicals because of their devotion to Donald Trump.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Nov. 29

CMMC nurse receives DAISY award

LEWISTON — Avery Gagnon, a nurse who works in the Cardiopulmonary Department at Central Maine Medical Center, has received the DAISY award. The award is an international recognition program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary, compassionate, skillful care nurses give everyday, according to a Central Maine Healthcare news release. Gagnon was nominated by Dr. Nicole Boutaugh, […]

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Nov. 28

Rep. Michel Lajoie: Mayor Sheline would be an asset to new city councilors

I hope Lewiston citizens cast their votes for Mayor Carl Sheline in the runoff election Dec. 12. With a majority of new city councilors coming in, I believe Mayor Sheline would become a mentor to the new councilors in understanding and guiding them through the many facets of councilor responsibilities and understanding the city budget. […]

Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics

His endorsement of a tweet helped give new life to old antisemitic tropes.

Richard Grandmaison: Sheline would continue to serve Lewiston well

Carl Sheline needs Lewiston residents’ votes in the upcoming runoff election. Mayor Sheline has been very active in Lewiston, meeting with people and attending many events. He has tolerated the constant attacks from several city councilors, who have been defeated. Sheline has an opponent who served in the Maine State Legislature, but his attendance was […]