Leonard Pitts Jr.: The crisis that did not bring us together

We are a nation that managed to politicize medicine, that made science a liberal conspiracy. We are people who literally couldn’t come together to save their own lives.

Cartoon for Friday, May 28

Lucas Brown: Support for Pine Tree Power Company

Although I have only been paying electric bills on my own for about five years, I am a lifelong Mainer and strongly believe a transition to consumer-ownership of our electric utility is the best thing for everyone in our state. Right now, we are forced to pay Central Maine Power or Versant, both investor-owned companies […]

Cal Thomas: A ceasefire solves nothing

A ceasefire is worse than a truce, and even a truce is no substitute for victory.

Norway Memorial Library Board of Trustees: Vote for Reedy, Shiers for Norway library board

We write to urge Norway residents to vote June 8 for both highly-qualified candidates on the ballot for the two open seats on the Norway Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Cynthia Reedy is running for re-election, and Jessie Shiers is running for a first term. As elected officials, trustees oversee the library budget, set library […]

Cartoon for Thursday, May 27

Austin Bay: China’s bio-economic war on the world has begun to backfire

China’s communist dictators decided to wage bioeconomic warfare on the world. If Donald Trump were president, that decision would cost Beijing. With Slow Joe in charge? I’m not so sure. But the facts are coming out. And when they do, blowback is inevitable.

Larry Gilbert Sr.: U.S. needs to stop aiding ‘warmongers of Israel’

We need more than the thoughts and prayers the president offered for the grandmother of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who is living under Israeli occupation. Tlaib was, in effect, denied her ability to visit her grandmother in Palestine because of the silencing conditions placed on her by the Israeli government. Thoughts and prayers don’t stop the […]

Cartoon for Wednesday, May 26

Patrick Eisenhart: GOP lacks platform, suppresses voters

What am I missing? In the 2020 election, the Republican Party failed to put out a platform to help us all decide if we agreed with it or not. Nonetheless, 73 million Americans voted for Republican state legislators, thus putting them in full control over 23 states. Those states are now proposing and passing bills […]