Tom Fallon: Listen to those who know best

The Sun Journal on June 6 published the Associated Press article “Amount of warming triggering CO2 in air hits new peak, growing at rapid rate.” I believe the increasing global warming that scientists are warning the human race about is true, as I believed the high blood pressure that my science-educated physician warned me about […]

Stephen Robinson: Poland library bond deserves support

I want to highlight my support of the library bond article (Article 24) for voting on Tuesday, June 13, in Poland. Last year we supported a $850,000 bond blessing as a town. As we get into design and rising costs it is likely to cost $1.4 million. So $550,000 is the change. This is our […]

Scott Harriman: Paid family leave would strength Maine’s future

Like many of my fellow Mainers, I have experienced times when I’ve needed to take an extended amount of time off from work. In my case it was due to injuries, but it could also be because of an illness, welcoming a new child, or taking care of a sick relative. In these difficult circumstances […]

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, June 8

Steve Jorgensen, Patricia Scherle, Steve Littleson and Kris Chaisson: Nurse staffing bill threatens access to health care

Despite our aggressive efforts to hire more nurses — including offering free education and recruiting nurses from across the globe — Maine, like the rest of the nation, does not have enough nurses to meet our needs.

Ceana Robinson: Mainers should stop abortion bill in its tracks

As a Maine resident, I write in opposition to the late-term abortion bill, L.D. 1619. The bill would allow abortion at any time in pregnancy, even until birth (even though Maine’s current law already allows abortion past the age of viability), with a qualified medical professional’s approval. It would also decriminalize abortions done by someone […]

Natasha Collins: Take it from a student — teachers shouldn’t be armed

I don’t think guns should be in school, especially on teachers, an issue under consideration before the Maine Legislature. It’s unsafe and unneeded. Why bring the problem into school? Arming teachers is like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet hole. It’s just treating the symptoms and not the sickness. Most shootings are with guns that […]

Cal Thomas: Trump never changes

People like me who rationalized that a vote for Trump was a vote for his policies and not his corrosive personality made the political equivalent of a bargain with the Devil.

Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, June 7

Norman Ford: Abortion bill’s measures are ‘extreme in multiple ways’

I recently saw where Gov. Janet Mills has introduced bill L.D. 1619, which would allow abortions up to time of birth, with the approval of a qualified medical professional. This bill seems extreme in multiple ways, regardless of religious beliefs or non beliefs. It appears that society has turned a blind eye toward abortions and […]