Austin Bay: Why Turkey’s May 14 election really matters

Columns & Analysis

Published
May 7, 2023

Austin Bay: Why Turkey’s May 14 election really matters

The election, which pits the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the much more moderate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, also affects NATO solidarity, political stability in Eastern Europe and the West's ability to counter Iran, Russia and China in the Middle East.
Published
May 7, 2023

Jane Costlow: Residential development in Auburn’s AGRP zone will increase everyone’s property taxes

As land values rise — as surely they will, once residential development is allowed in the zone — farmers and woodlot owners who have called Auburn’s rural neighborhoods home may well find themselves priced off of their land.
Published
May 7, 2023

Shanna Cox and Chantel Pettengill: Maine should take the lead with a policy we know works wonders for families, businesses

LD 1544 would take a step toward reducing child poverty in Androscoggin County and Maine, boost the local and state economy, and set families and kids in Lewiston-Auburn up to thrive in the short and long-term. It’s a smart investment with significant rewards for our state’s families and economy.
Published
May 7, 2023

Cal Thomas: Roosting chickens

That loud clucking sound we are hearing from “sanctuary cities” and other cities run by Democrats is the consequence of lax immigration policies coming home to roost.
Published
May 7, 2023

Froma Harrop: Why do we obsess over transgender issues?

The fascination is fueled both by hyperactive LGBTQ advocacy and social conservatives using the "issue" to perhaps avoid tackling matters the broader public really cares about.

Published
May 7, 2023

Clarence Page: My surprisingly fond farewell to Jerry Springer

Despite hosting the reputedly “worst show in TV history,” Springer’s candor offered an admirable model for other politicians to remember — and follow.
Published
May 6, 2023

Clarence Page: Who is to be held accountable for Emmett Till’s death, now that the witnesses are gone?

The last survivor of the historical horror widely known as “the lynching of Emmett Till” has died, leaving behind an infuriating amount of unanswered questions.
Published
May 6, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: The new pandemic may be loneliness

On Tuesday, the surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, put forth proposals for decreasing loneliness. And on Wednesday, I stumbled onto this surprise: Maine ranks No. 1 in loneliness, as judged by divorce rates, searches on dating apps and the number of people living alone.
Published
May 5, 2023

Froma Harrop: No, 21 is not too young to properly handle classified documents

The effort to shield airman Jack Teixeira from the consequences of compromising national security hinges on portraying him as a kid who didn't appreciate what he was doing. He is accused of passing around hundreds of classified documents, and the Espionage Act carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison per count.
Published
May 5, 2023

Rich Lowry: Why isn’t Joe Biden a threat to democracy?

The republic would be safer if Biden were indeed enjoying himself back at Rehoboth Beach.

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