The film gets Reagan’s toughness and convictions right, but it also displays something absent from so much of today’s politics. They include his sense of humor (YouTube has a collection of some of his better jokes) and the fact that he treated even his adversaries with respect.
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Rebecca Hennessey Legare: Clement offers experience, knowledge, dedication
About five years ago I met a man, a long-time police officer, who was running for Lewiston City Council. As we talked it became apparent, he was the real deal. He had a genuine interest in the city and wanted to make Lewiston better. I voted for him and watched him represent our ward over […]
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Gene Geiger: Sen. King ‘knows and cares about Mainers’
Our company doors have always been open wide for politicians to talk with our Geiger employees, but no one ever has been more engaging than U.S. Sen. Angus King. He consistently took time for genuine and in-depth conversations with people about what they were doing and why. He asked, learned, and connected in his wonderful, […]
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Lawrence Small: Mainers should know who Golden supports
If U.S. Rep. Jared Golden doesn’t realize that Maine voters know he’s trying to walk the fence, he’s selling us short. He won’t endorse the official democratic nominee for president. Who he votes for president is nobody’s business? (“Democrats try to balance diverging campaigns by Golden and Harris,” Aug. 17.) He’s not Jane Doe or […]
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William Phillips: ‘America’s soul is at stake’
Some Sun Journal readers support a convicted felon for president. The paper still publishes columnists supportive of him. Yet he was the only president in 200 years, whose vice president refused to support him for a second term, whose communications director resigned and just spoke at the Democratic National Convention, whose attorney general denied his […]
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Toni Seger: Senate District 19 needs Bryant’s experience, perspective
I’ve known Senate District 19 candidate Bruce Bryant since the early 1990s, when he was the Union President of Local 900 in Rumford, and his union was urging him to run for the Maine House. Ultimately, he served with great distinction, in both the Maine House (1997-2002) and Senate (2002-10). He’s back because we need […]
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Rep. Margaret Craven: Cloutier offers solid leadership
Kristen Cloutier has been a leader in this community her entire adult life. She served on the Lewiston City Council, was its president, and took over as mayor when called on to do so. I have spent the past six years serving in the Maine House of Representatives alongside her and witnessed her intellect and […]
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Denis Bergeron: Campbell ‘can make a difference’ in state House
I am voting for Dan Campbell this fall for House District 90 because of what he’s done over the last 25 years. I first saw him speaking to middle school students and their parents about substance abuse. He was candid about his journey and passionate about preventing others from traveling it. Next, I witnessed his […]
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Carrie Jadud: Lewiston could use ranked-choice voting
My introduction to in-person voting in Lewiston came when I piled my kids into our hatchback to slip-slide our way over to Longley school during a snowstorm. Perhaps others remember the day? It was the mayoral run-off election in December 2017, and only 27% of registered voters participated, down from 38% in that November’s election. […]