Ashley Kuntz: Meeting the needs of homeless teens

Columns & Analysis

Published
March 26, 2023

Ashley Kuntz: Meeting the needs of homeless teens

Maine’s homeless teens are brave, self-aware and eager for independence. It’s time for the state’s laws and policies to better reflect teens’ capabilities and support their efforts to live independently.
Published
March 26, 2023

Austin Bay: U.S. real-time intel helps India deal China a defeat

Indian political leaders have seen how a close relationship with America can help protect Indian territory. I'm certain Indian military leaders already understood those capabilities, but Dec. 9 served as a demonstration.
Published
March 26, 2023

Cal Thomas: California demons

When you must navigate around homeless tents, trash, needles, human waste and crime you are not living in a safe and free state. California could clean up its act if it wanted to, but that would require adopting some Republican and conservative principles and changing leadership.
Published
March 26, 2023

Froma Harrop: These Republicans are defunding the US, not China

House conservatives have devised a "new and improved" threat to the world economy if their demands are not met. Once again, they vow to vote against raising the cap on U.S. debt if desired cuts in government spending are not made.
Published
March 26, 2023

Rich Lowry: A second Trump administration would be bonkers

It would be profoundly irresponsible of Alvin Bragg to go forward with the indictment and arrest of Donald Trump. The only upside is providing a preview of a future that Republicans, no matter how much they oppose Bragg's prosecution, should want to avoid.

Published
March 26, 2023

Clarence Page: The age-old trick of ‘passing’: Fiction writer the latest to be disgraced by lies about heritage

Hache Carrillo’s reputation took a shocking turn after his death from COVID-19 in early 2020. About a month after he died, the Washington Post published an obituary about his life, then corrected it with a revised version the next day — along with an editor’s note.
Published
March 25, 2023

Froma Harrop: ‘Woke’ or not, executives are into money

However you or I define "woke," we should not want politicians to interfere with business decisions because they don't like the executive suite's views on social policy. As consumers, we can withhold our patronage of its products and services or increase it. As investors, we can put our money into companies whose values we share or take it out if we don't.
Published
March 25, 2023

Dottie Perham-Whittier: Jeanne Raymond: A Lewiston treasure

I will never forget hearing about her life, her love of family, belief in youth, joy in gardening, how much she loved living by the pond, and especially her wise advice. Conversations about her faith in God and heaven were priceless, and I look forward to one day seeing her again.
Published
March 25, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: The importance of coming in second

In his attempt to hold on to power, a year and 30 days after his unthought-out invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has accepted being second banana to Xi Jinping in the world of tough-guy dictators.
Published
March 24, 2023

Rich Lowry: The desperate front-runner

There are signs that Donald Trump is in a strong position in the nomination fight — his fixation with Ron DeSantis is not one of them.

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