In rebuttal: Joel Goodman: Schaible’s column told its own ‘big lie’

Bob Schaible’s March 21 guest column, “Sen. King complicit in Israel’s Big Lie,” – depicting Israel as a horrid master that mistreats the Arab population of the Mid-East – was itself a Big Lie. I have lost track of the number of times Israel has offered Arab leaders land for peace, only to have the […]

Cartoon for Thursday, March 25

Cal Thomas: West Virginia: Another tax-free heaven?

If Gov. Justice manages to navigate the legal challenges that will likely come from his proposed cut in state taxes, West Virginia could be a model for other states and even the federal government. This would require many voters to get off the gravy train and take more responsibility for themselves.

In rebuttal: Angus King: ‘Good faith negotiations’ needed in Israeli-Palestine conflict

In light of the March 21 opinion submission taking issue with my position on the continuing Israeli-Palestine conflict (“Sen. King complicit in Israel’s Big Lie,” Bob Schaible), I’d like to outline my views on the need to facilitate good faith negotiations as conditions allow. This is a matter that I’ve evaluated from all vantage points, […]

Cartoon for Wednesday, March 24

David Haines: Praise for nixing Thompson Lake milfoil

Congratulations to the Thompson Lake residents in Oxford for their impressive and continuing work to eliminate variable milfoil from the lake, as featured Feb. 14 (“Paul Cain: Milfoil removal at Thompson Lake has been a great success“). One small plant may appear harmless, but some of us have seen first-hand the consequences of billions of […]

Cartoon for Tuesday, March 23

Austin Bay: Russia joins China’s Wuhan virus lie campaign

From the beginning of the COVID-19/Wuhan virus epidemic, China’s communist government has lied about the disease, its origin and its transmissibility. It has also avoided an accurate accounting of the contagion’s health and economic consequences within the Peoples Republic, always insisting Chinese Communist Party leadership has minimized the pandemic’s effects.

Rich Lowry: Democrats would regret nuking the filibuster

There is now an effort to brand the filibuster as inherently an instrument of hatred and repression. The filibusters of civil-rights legislation in the mid-20th century are justly notorious, but the tactic has often been used to progressive ends, most recently thwarting as much of Trump’s legislative agenda as possible.

Bob Schaible: Sen. King complicit in Israel’s Big Lie

Our grassroots group, Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights, has tried in multiple ways for two years to engage Sen. Angus King regarding Israel’s false narrative and brutal policies. We focused on King, since we believed he would entertain new information and alter his heretofore-ardent support of Israel. We were wrong.