Cal Thomas: Israel at 75

Happy Anniversary to America’s closest ally in the Middle East. May she long endure.

Clarence Page: No tears for Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, who should have known better

Outside of their job descriptions, there’s not a lot that Fox News’ Carlson and CNN’s Lemon share in common. Yet they both demonstrate how the power of being able to speak freely over the airwaves can melt your wings when you soar too close to the sunlight of fame.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, April 30

Austin Bay: South Korea knows the Korean War isn’t over

The Korean War remains unfinished business. When media claim Afghanistan was America’s longest war, they ignore the frozen war on the Korean peninsula and the American troops still there, pulling guard duty.

Steven Libby: Life begins at conception; LD 1619 should fail

I write in response to the bill in front of the Legislature concerning the changes to abortion addressing the stage of pregnancy in which a child can be aborted. My opinion is that life begins at conception. As soon as the sperm fertilizes the egg, growth of body parts begins. It has been even discovered […]

Bill Kennedy: Weighing religious beliefs and life’s true beginning

My thanks to Brielle Daniels. I totally agree with her views on religious beliefs (“Religious beliefs do not determine when life begins,” April 26). Beliefs are way down in the “Hierarchy of Truth.” Why are they being written into law? The idea that a person can know a person in the womb is akin to […]

Amy Smith: Maine lawmakers should oppose ‘extreme abortion bill’

I am writing about the new bill, LD 1619, put forward by Gov. Janet Mills. This abortion bill is too extreme for Maine, since it would allow abortions up to birth for any reason, while under the care of a licensed medical professional. As a mother of five adopted children with special needs, I do […]

Eileen Fair: Keep Lewiston library funding intact

Since the Lewiston City Council has been reviewing and commenting on the proposed city budget, I have been thinking about the importance in our community of both the schools and the library. Both are offered to all, both welcome many members of our community, both the library and the school system staff bring many talents […]

Bernice Fraser: Maine lawmakers should oppose abortion expansion bill

In our state if someone hurts or kills a kitten or a puppy, they will be punished, fined, or in some cases, jailed. Our governor, while campaigning, stated she would not change the existing abortion law. She and other lawmakers have now proposed a bill, LD 1619, that would allow late-term abortion extending beyond the […]

Jared Bristol: ‘Love thy neighbor,’ oppose LD 1619

1. Women finding themselves in an unwanted pregnancy surely can be quite disturbed about it. 2. They won’t have “a life” with a kid. They can’t afford a kid. They won’t have their freedom. They’re afraid. You name it. 3. So they insist they should get the abortion. They kill the kid. 4. What about […]