‘Revenge porn’ was already commonplace, and the pandemic has made things even worse

With vast numbers of Americans isolated at home and on their devices 24/7 against a backdrop of escalating unemployment and rampant stress, the climate is ripe for tech abuse. Just as stay-at-home orders have jeopardized the safety of people trapped with physically abusive partners, this new social-distancing way of life made would-be victims of nonconsensual pornography more vulnerable to attack.

Cartoon for Sunday, Nov. 1

Where and when to vote in your area

Polling places in central and western Maine.

Steven C. Jorgensen and Steven G. Littleson: Addressing our community’s youth vaping problem

Vaping is a serious community health problem that must be addressed through an integrated education, youth counseling and quitting program. That’s why St. Mary’s Health System and Central Maine Medical Center are collaborating with clinicians throughout Androscoggin County in a new evidence-based anti-vaping initiative.

Lori Parham: Vote issues that are important to you

In August, AARP Maine launched its non-partisan voter engagement campaign, “Protect Voters 50+,” to support older Mainers as they vote in the November election.

Marc Thiessen: Trump is one of the best conservative presidents in modern history — if you turn the sound off

What if we turned off our TVs, stopped looking at Twitter and looked at what he has done in office over the past four years? With the sound off, Trump’s is one of the greatest conservative presidencies in modern American history.

Fareed Zakaria: Let’s avoid another Bush v. Gore

At stake is the idea of judicial originalism, which holds, in the words of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, that the U.S. Constitution “means today not what current society, much less the court, thinks it ought to mean, but what it meant when it was adopted.”

Catherine Rampell: Trump accidentally admits he’s abandoned working women

Usually, Trump hand-waves away his poor track record on “working women’s” issues. It’s refreshing to hear him admit, even if accidentally, how much he’s let us down.

Trump’s economy really was better than Obama’s

Ideally, a Biden administration — which looks increasingly likely — would keep Trump’s three growth-enhancing policies and jettison his trade initiatives.

Mark Cayer: A low barrier public shelter is not the cure-all for homelessness

Homelessness is a statewide issue that more significantly impacts service center communities, like Lewiston.