Jacqueline Smith: Ranked-choice voting needs to go

The state Legislature is set to vote on increasing the scope of ranked-choice voting, and I certainly hope its members wake up and vote it down. My reasoning is that I think ranked-choice voting is the largest “legal” voter fraud mechanism around. People should think about it. If a candidate in a heated three-way race […]

Roland Bergeron: Auburn road is dangerous, needs reconstruction

Over two years ago Merrow Road in Auburn was approved for a project of reconstruction. Only funds were required for it to happen. Money came into the state, so I wonder why this project has been placed on the back burner. People should take a ride on this road and see why it is badly […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, June 23

In rebuttal: Mia Pivirotto: Flavored tobacco ban ‘a necessary measure’ for public health

I am writing in response to Christine Peters’ op-ed on Maine’s proposed legislation ending the sale of flavored tobacco, where she argues that the policy targets the wrong issues (“Maine’s proposed flavored tobacco ban takes aim at the wrong targets,” June 15). While I respect differing opinions, I firmly believe that ending the sale of […]

In rebuttal: Joe Anderson: End sale of flavored tobacco products

As a pediatrician practicing in Lewiston, I am writing to express my strong support for the proposal to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Maine. Christine Peters’ opinion piece (“Maine’s proposed flavored tobacco ban takes aim at the wrong targets,” June 15) completely ignored and discounted the idea of safeguarding the well-being of […]

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, June 22

Henry Barrett and Conrad St. Pierre: Solar energy is a vital source of job creation in Maine, and we can’t afford to lose it

Now is the time for the Legislature to act to strengthen our state’s commitment to cost-effective local solar and preserve the progress made toward securing Maine’s clean energy future.

Cal Thomas: What’s inappropriate?

There are several reasons for the decline of nations. A major contributing factor is the rejection of a unifying moral code.

In rebuttal: Erik Steele: A physician’s medical judgment is the appropriate standard

No physician is compelled to participate in the provision of abortion services, and that is a core part of the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics.

Austin Bay: Co-opted drug cartels are enemy hybrid warfare operations

Communist China is the world’s primary source of fentanyl. Beijing either ships it directly to the U.S. or smuggles it via Mexico.