Rich Lowry: Mutually assured re-nomination

Trump and his enemies may despise one other, but they are working toward the same immediate outcome, i.e., a high-stakes, hate-filled, Third World-ish Trump-Biden rematch with the possibility of jail for one of the contenders if he loses and intense prosecutorial scrutiny for the other if he comes up short.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Culture wars revisit Nashville

Country music is at another crossroad. It can point its art and its fans forward or backward.

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, July 29

Joseph Pelliccia: Vote Jeff Harmon for Auburn mayor

I first met Jeff Harmon recently and was tremendously impressed by his commitment to work collaboratively as the new mayor of Auburn. Jeff seeks out the advice of people with expertise to offer in solving the many problems faced by Auburn, including — but not limited to — recycling, preserving the environment, promoting transportation, education […]

Gregory Nadeau: Pine Tree Power referendum’s passage would cost billions

Maine voters are faced with a huge decision this fall: the proposed Pine Tree Power referendum. If passed in November, Maine electric customers would be on the hook for the billions of dollars that would have to be paid to the owners of Central Maine Power and Versant for the seizure of all their property […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, July 28

Cal Thomas: Tony Bennett: More than a ‘crooner’

While many singers have nice voices, not all can interpret songs the way Tony did. His talent and material spanned several generations.

Froma Harrop: It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy

Democrats should not be sinking into the Republicans’ culture war traps. Yet they feel obligated to spend so much of their airtime countering transparently dumb talking points, be it on race or on gender.

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, July 27

Harry Higgins: Voting grants Americans power over government

The government does not own my land. Nor does it own me on my land, for I vote. I control the government on my land because I vote, and my vote is more powerful than the government’s words, for this is my land. And we the people, of the United States of America, have the […]