Editorial cartoon for Friday, Sept. 8

Clarence Page: ‘Can you hear gunshots?’ Student texts reveal horrors from inside an active shooter lockdown

Unfortunately, anyone who has been paying attention knows where Congress is likely to go as long as the politics of gun safety continue to be locked in partisan gridlock for as far as my mortal eyes can see.

In rebuttal: Richard Whiting: ‘Protect Lake Auburn’ campaign reflects well-founded concerns

Contrary to Brad Kowalski’s dizzyingly cynical assertion, the hundreds of Protect Lake Auburn signs that went up around the Twin Cities mean precisely what they say (“Don’t be duped by Auburn political signs,” Aug. 31). Concerns about the water supply for about 40,000 people are well-founded, and not delusions of “old wealthy elites.” As far […]

Jimi Cutting: Vote for those working for people, not personal profit

Another election cycle is upon us; who am I going to vote for? Does it even really matter? Should I even bother at all? It’s not like they listen. Some tough things to ponder while we sit at the table, sipping our coffee and trying to figure out how we are going to make X […]

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Sept. 7

Carole Richards: People need peace from politics

My mute button is getting a workout already. It’s 12 months too early to start with this noise. Can’t we have any peace from politics? It starts immediately after an election on and on and on. Campaigning could be limited to a few televised debates. I can judge the candidates by the way they conduct […]

Brian Belknap: Mayor Levesque is advocate for Auburn’s taxpayers, schools

Over the past six years, I have sat on the Auburn School Committee. During that time I’ve never seen a mayor take his seat on the committee. When Mayor Jason Levesque took the seat two years ago, and was appointed chair of the finance committee, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. What I found […]

James Moore: U.S. Rep. Golden is mistaken about student loans

There is a false belief among some, including Congressman Jared Golden, that most who have attended college are members of the economic elite. Golden recently claimed many of those who took out student loans went on to “six-figure salaries.” While student loans were essential for thousands of low-income Mainers to escape poverty, about 40% of […]

Cal Thomas: More climate fiction

It’s been a good summer for climate activists who are pushing the false narrative of “climate change.”

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Sept. 6