Froma Harrop: It’s Donald Trump v. New York

Trump’s more formidable opponent in this case is New York City. The devil cannot endure to be mocked, it’s said. And definitely beyond endurance for Trump is being ignored where all his life he’s wanted recognition.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: The other big news story this week

As white as I am — our family is about 98.7% white, 1.3% Nigerian — I believe strongly that the best America is a polyglot America.

Rich Lowry: Bragg is already losing

It is telling that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has managed to create a loose right-left consensus about the shoddiness of his handiwork.

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, April 8

Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Legislative process no place for ‘sarcasm,’ ‘juvenile silliness’

Last week, during the Senate debate on the state budget, state Sen. Eric Brakey offered up a floor amendment to change the slogan displayed on Maine license plates from “Vacationland” to “Taxationland.” The proposal failed. This change would have damaged Maine’s reputation everywhere Maine cars are driven, undermining our state’s history as America’s greatest vacation […]

Jim Handy: Maine workers need statewide paid family and medical leave

This year, the Maine Legislature will be considering a bill, based on the recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program, to create a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Enacting PFML is a way to support working families and promote a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous society. PFML […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, April 7

Ronald Gallant: Moral rot within a nation topples its government

I am quite assured that if the United States government and Israel look in the mirror, they would see the incarnation of the devil. Compassion is the core of the civilized world. Where there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. Ronald Gallant, Chesterville

Donna Shields: Lawmakers should end sale of flavored tobacco statewide

The Maine Legislature has a bill before it to end the sale of flavored tobacco products. LD 1215, submitted by Sen. Jill Duson, would potentially be the greatest opportunity to protect the health and safety of our kids from harmful, addictive products that are marketed directly toward their age group. I’ve listened to some of […]

In rebuttal: Rudolph Ziehm: Recalling when honor was traded for peace

I write in rebuttal to Lawrence Everett’s letter (“A past not remembered may be repeated,” March 23). Those who ignore history, as Mr. Everett wrote in his letter, are doomed to repeat it. This I accept as fact. His history is good; had his friend, the Panzer commander, told him about Czechoslovakia in 1938? Does […]