In conjunction with Constitution Day, Sept. 17, the Optimist Clubs of Lewiston/Auburn, Gray-New Gloucester and the Tri Town Optimist Club of Minot, Poland and Mechanic Falls, are making available to any interested schools, teachers or students, free pocket-sized Constitutions that can be used in the classroom or for home studies. Quantities are limited and will […]
September 2023
Trucking for Kids Convoy set for Scarborough Sept. 17
The efforts help Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD raise funds for operations.
Rich Lowry: The electric car sham
Electric vehicles should be considered a nice, promising addition to the variety of the car market, not a quasi-holy obligation to be pursued at all costs.
Cal Thomas: Getting the Saudi-Israel formula wrong
Now that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reverted to an old and failed formula, promoted by President Barack Obama and some of his predecessors, the Saudis apparently think they can appease their fellow Arabs by appearing to squeeze Israel into making new concessions.
Froma Harrop: Can AOC win back our love? Possibly
First she has to win back our respect. Democrats can’t get things done unless they win elections.
Elliott Epstein: There is a way to legitimately take Trump off the ballot
A conviction on a charge that falls within the scope of the 14th Amendment could provide solid, objective grounds for state election officials to remove him from the ballot.
When are book bans unconstitutional?
A free speech expert defines censorship and applies that lesson to current political struggles in the US to ban books from public schools and libraries.
How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians
Librarians are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battle raging across the US over censorship, book challenges and book bans. That conflict has even changed how librarians are trained.
Austin Bay: Communist China deliberately escalates Asia’s lethal map wars
For two decades, Beijing has disdained legal borders and seized territory without consequence. Letting Beijing continue to get away with it will result in global disaster.