Greg Boardman: Humanity needs ‘holistic pro-life agenda’

Regarding genetically modified plants designed to absorb more carbon (“One Woman’s Quest to Save the Planet with Plants,” May 16): do we really hope that technology is going to save us from the ravages of technology? We seem to be looking more to ourselves than to the creation we were born into for solutions to […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘Isn’t it time we moved on?’

Life becomes much simpler once you learn to only hear, see and remember the things you choose, the things that don’t challenge you, that help you put the world into tidy little boxes. The truth is what you need it to be, and the truth here is that a bunch of patriots had a swell time touring the Capitol. You didn’t see anything else because there was nothing else to see. And if you think you did, you didn’t.

Cal Thomas: Mississippi yearning

The Supreme Court this fall will hear a case from Mississippi that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, except in cases of rape where the crime has been reported to police, or the life of the mother is in danger.

Amran Osman: MaineCare needs adult dental benefit

I came to America when I was 3 years old, and throughout my adolescence my mother went out of her way to make sure I never had to think about dental care. She put so much time, effort, and work into making sure I received that care. Once I hit 21, I went to the […]

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Cancel the cancel

The ease with which way too many Americans deal with unpleasantness simply by dismissing it has spread so widely that it has earned a name. Cancel culture.

Jim Lamson: Don’t discriminate against non-union workers

It appears the Legislature in Augusta is looking to discriminate against 87.1% of Maine construction workers who choose not to join a union, and is asking the taxpayers to pay for it. Currently there are numerous bills before the Legislature — including LD 1231, LD 1656, and LD 1633 — which all have similar objectives. […]

John Reeder: Bates alumni should be polled about security

Seeing what is going on at Bates College by students requesting to defund Bates security, I would be curious to find out what a poll of previous graduates would have to say about it. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in retrospect, they felt safe, secure and well-protected during their time at Bates. John Reeder, Lewiston

Chantel St. Laurent: Treatment, not incarceration, needed for recovery

I am a person in long-term recovery, celebrating five years. I am a mother of two young children. I am a full-time student at the University of Southern Maine, graduating this year with my bachelor’s and planning to get my master’s. I work two jobs, including as a certified alcohol and drug counselor. I see […]

Cartoon for Saturday, May 22

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