Rich Lowry: DeSantis is right on African American studies

This fight isn’t about blocking history or erasing the country’s sins but drawing a line between hifalutin political advocacy and thorough, truthful instruction in the American past.

Jesse Jackson: DeSantis following Trump’s lead

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is part of the fierce reaction to the civil rights movement and its drive to provide equal justice to all, by correcting the entrenched inequities in our system as they apply to women, gays and lesbians and particularly Blacks and other people of color. Every movement for reconstruction in this country has triggered a reaction — and DeSantis sees political benefit in making himself a leader of that reaction.

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Jan. 26

Cal Thomas: A surprise resignation

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has quit, and not for the usual reasons of scandal or the all-purpose excuse “to spend more time with my family.” In a burst of honesty worthy of emulation by other leaders, Ardern has resigned because she says she has “nothing left in the tank.”

Froma Harrop: The parties: A view from the suburbs

U.S. Rep. George Santos, it seems, cheated people of all races, ethnicities and religions — and he’s going to be top of the news through the 2024 election. That’s not good for Republicans in the suburbs, above all, his.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Jan. 25

Jack LaCasse: Don’t expand offshore fish farming industry

Maintaining the health of our local fisheries is essential to keep the booming fishing industry on the coast of Maine alive. OFFs (offshore fish farming) are industrial fish factories where finfish like yellowtails and salmon are raised to be eaten in massive quantities. This method is extremely harmful to the environment and leads to the […]

Carroll Akers: Lake Auburn project is respectable, deserves city support

I have a comment about the development of John Gendron’s project near Lake Auburn. I have been in the contracting business al my adult career. When I started, I used to buy cement products from G.A. Peterson. He dug the gravel from a pit near there, and later it became a landfill area for the […]

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Jan. 24

Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He’s not alone

We need a more sustainable approach — and lawmakers from both parties who can stop arguing long enough to seriously put it together and pass it.