Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Sept. 14

Kathy Brown: Bishop ‘the real deal’ for state House District 77

My sister Bonny Bishop is running for state representative for Maine House District 77. When Don Berry, Oxford County Democratic chair, asked Bonny if she’d consider running for this position, she asked family and friends what they thought, and everyone gave Bonny their full support. I feel that Bonny is a natural leader; a kind, […]

Craig Saddlemire: Rep. Cloutier a ‘tireless advocate’ for Lewiston

Rep. Kristen Cloutier has been a tireless advocate for Lewiston. Whether the issue is family caregiving, housing, adult education, or paid family and medical leave, Cloutier continues to advocate for the issues that benefit regular and struggling Mainers’ health, homes, and wallets. Equally as important, Kristen listens to her constituents and offers her honest views. […]

Mike Lapointe: CMP’s 15% discount offer is dubious

I just got a letter from Central Maine Power telling me that if I joined Solar Gardens of Maine, I’d get a 15 percent discount. This is telling me that I’d be charged 15 percent extra if I didn’t sign up with Solar Gardens. It’s CMP’s job to deliver electricity to me. How it produces […]

Jane Pentheny: Rabasco offers experience as tri-county DA

I write in support of my Poland neighbor, Ed Rabasco, for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford county district attorney. He’s been a defense attorney for years. His experience has led to significant ideas about policy changes which may result in savings to taxpayers. Criminality in our communities is driven by substance abuse disorder and mental illness. […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: How yesteryear’s moral panic becomes today’s soft sell

It is … each generation’s solemn duty to outrage the one that came before. And if you are a member of the one that came before, you would do well to recall how it was when you were the one doing the outraging. And to take solace in the fact that controversy inevitably becomes commodity.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Sept. 13

Froma Harrop: Democrats we might not mind losing

Even in its best days, the far left never held more than a handful of seats in Congress. Its main political influence has been the ability to freak out moderate voters and thus drain support for Democrats.

Rich Lowry: John Fetterman’s fitness for office is a legitimate issue

There is no doubt that his health status is an entirely legitimate issue and should be fully litigated before Pennsylvania voters choose between Fetterman and his Republican opponent, the TV doctor Mehmet Oz.

Jim Howaniec: Maine’s criminal court system is in a constitutional emergency

The people of Maine need to understand that if we do not invest in our criminal court system, basic due process rights will continue to be eroded. Without immediate action, the American Civil Liberties Union will prevail in its litigation against the state, and it will be much more costly for taxpayers in the long run.