Instead of mouthing the Russian line as if they were Fox “News” commentators, Maine Republicans, not to mention national Republicans, ought to be supporting the defense of Ukraine. Even if it’s only by passing a sentiment of the Legislature.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently aired on his show portions of the Jan. 6, 2021 video footage he received from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Carlson claims the previously unseen video shows a broader picture than the narrow one crafted by the House Select Committee.

Taxes need to be cut, not raised, to deprive the Washington beast of revenue it wastes. Spending should be substantially reduced, bureaucratic, dysfunctional and unnecessary government agencies eliminated, and as much misspent money recovered as possible.

Matt De Young, a mountain biker, finds it ironic that many of his fellow mountain bikers use the trail-degradation argument to oppose e-bike access to trails. For years, he said, mountain bikers were accused of “tearing up the landscape.”

Lewiston’s residents must be able to trust their democratically-elected leaders to conduct business transparently. They should be able to have faith that we are working toward the common good instead of playing partisan games. The City Council should address residents’ concerns instead of wasting time on surprise moves that don’t serve anyone.

Trump may indeed be beatable, but the latest polling shows him squarely in the way of anyone who wants to take over the party he’s dominated for years.

With respect to just the latest lies about the origin, prevention and treatment for the virus that causes COVID-19, the misinformation and disinformation are now being uncovered.

What Fox News did was inflame the mob with lies it knew were lies. This included the thugs who attacked the Capitol, killed police and threatened to hang the vice president. Its phony challenges to the sanctity of the electoral system came close to bringing the democracy down.