Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Feb. 15

Michael Brower: Louis Scolnik, Lewiston’s own ‘swingin” judge, turns 100

He is a Navy veteran; a career lawyer known for his unstinting commitment to the rights of minorities; a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court who dissented frequently from the majority; a passionate lover of animals; a skilled lifelong jazz sax player; and a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Feb. 14

Christopher Fletcher: Schools in Maine have a choice: Resist ChatGPT or embrace it

ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot launched last November designed to mimic human conversation.

Rita Dube , Lionel Guay and Laurent F. Gilbert Sr.: Franco Center should continue to be a beacon of Franco heritage

We should be proud of our past, our present, and our future. Shining a light on our Franco-American culture should continue being a priority, with the name of the Franco-American Heritage Center, and within our broader community.

Cal Thomas: A fading star vs. a rising star

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said more in her short speech than President Biden said in his long one.

Rich Lowry: We shouldn’t cut off Ukraine

Cutting off the Ukrainians in the hopes of jump-starting negotiations would be folly and only benefit a Vladimir Putin who, if he had his druthers, would bring a bloody-minded peace of repression and vastation to Ukraine.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Feb. 12

Froma Harrop: Democrats should not have wanted Omar on that committee

Democrats loudly complained when Republicans threw Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee. But they should have thanked them, at least quietly.

Richard Hesslein Jr.: Maintain both fish passage, renewable energy from dams

I write in response to the article “National Resources Council initiative aims to bring Atlantic salmon back to Sandy River” (Feb. 4). I always wonder when talking dam removal for fish passage (I do think fish passage is of paramount importance), why is it not feasible to restore fish passage and still have the renewable […]