Frank Kieliszek: Celebrate democracy in action

I have had the privilege of acting as a volunteer poll watcher. I am impressed by the work of all I saw. Voters with physical disabilities work hard to vote in person. I saw community members assisting new voters. It is democracy in action. Municipal clerks and their poll workers have been working hard since […]

Cartoon for Saturday, Oct. 31

Froma Harrop: Actually, the Democratic Party never moved left

Only 15 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters describe themselves as “very liberal,” according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. More surprisingly, 52 percent of Democratic voters identified as moderate or conservative.

Cartoon for Friday, Oct. 30

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Dear Jared Kushner

How edifying to discover, 401 years later, that the problem was us all along. Freedom, education, wealth, health, not being murdered by mobs … we simply didn’t want them enough. Lazy us.

Sororities and fraternities are finally confronting their racist past

Simmering tensions between national organizations and chapter members that have long existed are erupting as members leak communications and share stories of racism, homophobia and elitism via Instagram accounts and elsewhere.

Bacon- and chicken-scented masks are here and, really, you shouldn’t be surprised

Barbara Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, senses that the bacon- and chicken-scented accessories are something of a novelty, likening them to the “flame-grilled” cologne that Burger King offered in Japan.

Sun Journal takes home 38 state awards, including Freedom of Information honors

The Sun Journal picked up 38 Maine Press Association Awards at the annual newspaper conference, which was held Saturday night as a virtual event. The Maine Sunday Telegram was named the best Sunday newspaper of the year and the Portland Press Herald was named the best daily newspaper of the year. The Central Maine newspapers […]

Let history, not partisans, prosecute Trump

Because a fair election is itself a verdict on an administration, truth and reconciliation commissions do not take place after democratic elections — they take place during transitions from authoritarianism to democratic rule, which is why this kind of proceeding is usually called “transitional justice.”

Scott Cole seeking seat on Oxford County Commission

Scott Cole, an independent from Bethel, has announced his campaign for Oxford County commissioner, District 2. Cole is no stranger to local government in Maine, having worked as a chief executive in municipal and county governments for 29 years. According to a written campaign statement, Cole, 59, grew up in Warwick, New York, and attended […]