Froma Harrop: Anti-abortion politicians face reality

With the end of Roe, politicians must now take responsibility for harsh new intrusions into families’ ability to plan for their future. This is not a hypothetical concern, and offering free baby clothes is not going to allay the public’s anger.

Katey Branch: Support for fresh, new leadership

Daniel Sipe is running to represent House District 81. He is an inspiring person who has experience getting things done. He cares deeply for our community and has committed much of his life to serving the greater good through advocacy and volunteering. He co-founded Lights Out, an arts-based consulting company that moved into the old […]

Patrick Eisenhart: Whose rights would Brakey protect?

One of your published letters claimed Eric Brakey, if elected to the Maine Senate, will fight for Mainers’ rights as he did for the rights of those who want to carry a concealed gun without a permit. Ten years ago, Brakey came to Maine and served as state director of the failed Libertarian Ron Paul […]

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Aug. 10

Amy Smith: Let’s return Kristen to Augusta

I fully support Rep. Kristen Cloutier for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives for District 94. Lewiston and the State of Maine have consistently benefited from Kristen’s unwavering commitment to true and impactful public service. Kristen authentically represents her Lewiston constituents. She actively engages with our community at all levels — from serving on […]

Bob Gardner: The Auburn City Council should be ashamed

Something seemed unseemly at the Aug. 1 Auburn City Council meeting about development zone issues. I mean one veteran council member said, “I’m ashamed of some of the tactics we try to do.” I wonder what she meant. Could it have anything to do with efforts spearheaded by the mayor to get the housing results […]

Roland Rancourt Jr.: Auburn Water District wants facts? Here are some

That the Auburn Water District Board of Trustees (AWD-BOT) decided recently to hire a public relations team to handle the public outcry regarding the Lake Auburn Watershed is laughable, but understandable given the direction they appear to be headed in. Lately, it seems as though the control of every board of governance in the city […]

Donald Trump is the establishment frontrunner in 2024

Is it better to run for president on gut instinct in a madcap, against-the-odds crusade that rewrites all the political rules, or to run in a well-worn groove with some impressive organizational support in pursuit of a political restoration? Trump 2016, or Trump 2024, or both? We’ll find out when and if the establishment frontrunner gets in the 2024 race.

The revolutionary roots of satanic panic still invoked in American politics

The roots of Americans invoking the devil for political purposes go far deeper than the 1980s. They reach all the way back to the American Revolution. Understanding this history broadens our comprehension not just of the revolutionary era, but of how and why connections between religion and politics persist to this day in a nation in which church and state are ostensibly separated.

Stock investors better hope a recession has started

Painful as they are for individuals and companies, long-term equity investors should welcome recessions. The stock market peaks an average of seven months before a recession begins. The last equity peak on an inflation-adjusted basis was November 2021 and prices are down more than 20% since.