Cal Thomas: Jim Crow and the Georgia voting law

Most people are willing to accept the defeat of candidates for whom they voted if they believe the system was fair and the tabulations accurate. Achieving that end is the purpose of the new Georgia law. It’s not about Jim Crow, or for that matter, “Jim Eagle.”

In rebuttal: Gregory D’Augustine: Pull together, avoid extremes

Opinions expressed in April 2’s Sun Journal regarding Republicans call for rebuttal. Remarks such as “Republicans…are a people lacking integrity…” (Leonard Pitts), and they are “the…most pathetic crop of needy nincompoops…” (David Griffiths’ quotation of Kathleen Parker) don’t move us in a productive direction. Divisive comments separate us into “We and They.” Instead, let’s acknowledge […]

Cartoon for Saturday, April 3

Rich Lowry: The voter suppression lie

President Joe Biden is so committed to bipartisan cooperation and fact-based governance that he’s launched an ignorant and incendiary attack on the new Georgia voting law.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Picking on the children

I’m forever grateful for scouting. But the abuses that ruined many lives may be taking down an organization that, had it been vigilant, could have kept on guiding young people toward adulthood. Even those who never again turned a rope into a knot.

Jillian Pelletier: Support LD 471, oppose energy corridor

Central Maine Power is planning to build a energy transmission corridor through 53 miles of undeveloped forests in northern Maine, and the company is are calling it a “Clean Energy Corridor.” This is far from the truth. The corridor will threaten wildlife and ecosystems, and it doesn’t create any new renewable energy. CMP is in […]

Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘A change gon’ come’

Sam was right: change gon’ come, regardless. You fear that truth, but it gives us hope, it makes us strong. So yeah, congratulations on your Jim Crow 2.0.

Gina Morin: Raise corporate tax rate, close loopholes

Corporations in Maine and this country have used public investments in education, health, and infrastructure to get to where they are. Meanwhile, much of the public is left poor and struggling. It’s about time large corporations start paying their fair share instead of the rest of the population being left holding the bag. Maine cut […]

Dave Griffiths: Misinformation threatens democracy’s core

Why do 49% of Republican men surveyed in a Marist/NPR-PBS poll say they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine? Presumably, these men would heed a cardiologist if they have heart trouble, an oncologist who spots “something concerning” in a lung x-ray, or an orthopedist who recommends joint replacement to deal with crippling arthritis. So why do […]

Cartoon for Friday, April 2