Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Jan. 2

Rep. Mike Lajoie: Legislature must address new PFAS regulations

Maine’s legislature faces an urgent policy dilemma with how the state should move forward to enforce a new law regulating the presence of PFAS, sometimes referred to as “forever chemicals,” in the economy.

Cal Thomas: Looking back, looking forward

The past is a better teacher if we will pay attention to successes and mistakes, that we might avoid one and embrace the other.

Austin Bay: ‘Projecting a different picture’ won’t solve Biden’s border crisis

The Biden administration is attempting to hide its responsibility for its policy disaster on the U.S.-Mexico border and the subsequent illegal migrant crisis. Even Democrats now acknowledge the border crisis is a major political and economic problem that will damage them in the 2024 national elections.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Dec. 31

Norm Gellatly: Is Trump really ‘one of us’?

Donald Trump has been verbally bashed by many, and justifiably so. I too, have joined in on the bandwagon several times. Nevertheless, he does show a few positive traits. He speaks clearly, assertively, with frequent repetition to drive home his points with no uncertainty. He carries himself with self-assurance, nattily dressed. He deals out an […]

Carol Frechette Thomas: Relocate Lewiston’s Veterans Memorial Park to avoid flooding

Here’s a request to move Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston to an area less likely to experience flooding. Perhaps the park across the street could be expanded to accommodate the various monuments, benches and souvenirs of service. If the community is going to fundraise $100,000 to restore what was damaged, it makes sense to me […]

Bob Neal: The Countryman: What did not happen in 2023

Each party had ample opportunity in 2023 to smarten up. Neither did.

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, Dec. 30

Marilyn Burgess: U.S. should ‘put the brakes to Israel’

It is time we left Israel to its own revenge and genocide. I do not want my money to go to supplying 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, when it fails to differentiate between Hamas and civilians. I understand that Hamas did a terrible thing, but I think Israel has got its pound of flesh many times […]