In rebuttal: Rudolph Ziehm: A viewpoint different from 2 letter writers

I write in rebuttal to Clem Bechard (“Energy malarkey reigns while prices needlessly soar,” Dec. 8). President Biden increased the amount of leases on federal lands in his first year to 3,557, from 2,658 in President Trump’s last year, (Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, Jan. 21). Voisine also changed his mind and is urging […]

Mark Hyland: Brakey played politics instead of helping constituents

Well, it didn’t take long. Sen. Eric Brakey voted against heating assistance for Mainers in his first vote in the current Senate. He ran for election on smaller government and lower taxes. The heating assistance bill would have returned $450 of our tax dollars to nearly 800,000 eligible Maine taxpayers. He voted against. His reasoning […]

Ken Gordon: Heating aid bill deserved Sen. Brakey’s support

Well, that didn’t take long. At the first opportunity to flex his obstructionist muscles, political gadfly and newly minted Sen. Eric Brakey kicked sand into the gears of a very popular proposal which would have helped thousands of Maine citizens deal with the highest heating oil prices in our history. The proposal had overwhelming support, […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Good night, everybody!

I’ve written about 1.6 million words as a columnist. This 600 or so will be the last.

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Dec. 15

Cal Thomas: Sinema departs the Democratic Party

Good luck Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in your efforts to combat extremism. Your challenge will be less defining what is extreme and more defining what is normal.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Dec. 14

Froma Harrop: Sinema needs to be always in our face

We can’t discuss Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s need to hog everyone’s attention by dressing in clown outfits? Here’s news for defenders of Sinema’s sartorial disrespect for the political process: We can.

Joe Hall: King, Collins should back bill supporting Wabanaki tribes

I urge U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to support Senate action on H.R. 6707, a bill introduced by Jared Golden and co-sponsored by fellow U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree to ensure that federal laws apply to Wabanakis in Maine. Of the 570 federally recognized tribes in the U.S., Wabanakis are unique in that federal […]

Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Dec. 13