Editorial cartoon for Saturday, Dec. 10

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Unchecked, unbalanced, out of control

The idea of “checks and balances” was drilled into those of us who took civics in high school. Now, an emboldened Supreme Court of the United States may be about to end those very checks and balances that keep our system in, well, balance.

Ben Lounsbury: Protect birds, keep cats indoors

Most of us profess to love birds. Many of us also love cats. Many of us own cats. But you can’t love birds and love what cats do to them. Cats kill birds. Lots of them. As of 2019 there were about 7.2 billion birds in the U.S., compared to 10.1 billion 50 years ago. […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, Dec. 9

Clem Bechard: Energy malarkey reigns while prices needlessly soar

I don’t understand why our representatives stay quiet and just let this administration refuse to use our energy. The oil prices are so high now that we are buying infrared heaters to try to offset oil prices. So what did I learn today? The energy suppliers are going to raise the rates by 49 percent.  That […]

Scott Cole: Maine should maintain Sunday hunting ban

Maine’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is a good idea. It represents tried and true public policy that has withstood the test of time, along with the scrutiny of many legislators, governors and differing partisan majorities. It works. Nonetheless a handful of people who think otherwise are now using a newly enacted constitutional amendment to […]

James Lysen: Senators should support legislation benefiting Wabanaki tribes

I strongly encourage Maine’s Congressional delegation — I specifically mean Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins — to support federal legislation to make sure that Wabanaki tribes in Maine can benefit from future federal laws that apply to 570 other federally recognized tribes across the country. I applaud our U.S. representatives, Jared Golden and Chellie […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Have we finally learned our lesson?

We find ourselves at a dangerous milestone. For all the talk of his declining influence, Trump remains the face of the GOP and our government is stocked at all levels with his acolytes. What happens if they take seriously his claim that the Constitution is null and void?

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Dec. 8

In rebuttal: Mark Wood: Article on prehistoric feasts didn’t serve up real news

If fake news is patently false, and misinformation is based upon mistaken facts, and disinformation is a deliberate lie to achieve a certain end, I do not know how to categorize the front page story from the Associated Press (“How cooking food for feasts made us human,” Nov. 22). This story held up 780,000 year […]