Bettyann Sheats, candidate for Senate District 20, has a demonstrated commitment to service. Whether in the military, business, volunteer activities, or the Maine Legislature, doing good work and helping others has been core to who she is. She knows service demands hard work and tenacity, having served her country in pathbreaking ways as a leader […]
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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Cal Thomas: Tone down the rhetoric
Unity is going to take more than statements and “thoughts and prayers” to bring us together. It requires action by all of us.
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Cal Thomas: What Trump should say Thursday night
When Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday night and accepts for the third time the Republican Party’s nomination for president, he faces an opportunity and a temptation.
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Lynn Ouellette: ‘Immunity is not innocence’
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that presidents have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. This is good news for Donald Trump to avoid accountability; however, our eyes and ears don’t lie. We heard Mr. Trump ask Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” more votes for him so he could win the […]
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Joe Whelan: Residential streets could use speed bumps
I would like to add my name to the issue of traffic in our community. I agree that it’s a real problem. Speed limits are ignored and traffic lights and signs appear to only be a suggestion. I don’t, however, agree that police are not doing their job. I see police out on the streets […]
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Joel Olstein: Free the hostages, end the war
The war in Gaza has been horrific, with over 30,000 civilian casualties. The war would end immediately, and Gaza could start rebuilding, if the remaining hostages were released. What is Hamas waiting for? Joel Olstein, Auburn
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Auburn woman named National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses 2024 fellow
AUBURN — Elizabeth Turcotte of Auburn, vice president of Health System Integration, has been inducted as a National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses 2024 fellow. Turcotte has worked at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co., or HOPCo, the national leader in musculoskeletal physician practice management and value-based care solutions, since 2022. She was hired on as associate vice […]
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Auburn-Lewiston’s Saint Dominic Academy has new head of school
The Diocese of Portland has named Kathy Martin head of school for all of Saint Dominic Academy (pre-K through grade 12) in addition to her role as principal of the Auburn campus. Martin will oversee both campuses’ development, enrollment, budget management and facilities functions. Dawn Theriault will continue to serve as Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston […]