With the election season heading this way I am looking forward to supporting Laurel Libby during her campaign as she runs for her third term as state representative. It has been refreshing to have her in her position as she holds true to her values and the Constitution while making decisions and voting. She has […]
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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Robert Reed: Reasons behind voting ‘no’ on Lewiston school budget
I voted “no” on Lewiston’s school budget; here’s why. I value education — perhaps even more than those elected to provide guidance and plan for the future. I know that a solid education system will bring with it working families who buy homes, who invest in our community and who make us a better place. […]
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Clarence Page: What exactly is a ‘Black job,’ Mr. Trump?
Referencing the migrants entering the country through the southern border, Donald Trump said, “They’re taking Black jobs now — and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people. They’re taking Black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re gonna see something that’s going to be the worst in our history.”
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Said Mohamud: Impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on America’s global standing
Former President Donald Trump’s tenure was notable for its absence of new military conflicts, diverging from typical Republican administrations. As a Black Muslim naturalized immigrant, my decision to support him in the contentious 2020 election was unconventional. Despite his administration’s scapegoating of immigrants and dismissal of new citizen votes, Trump’s narrow defeat to President Biden […]
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Froma Harrop: Thou shalt not misuse the 10 Commandments
The religious conservatives in Louisiana pushing the placement of the Ten Commandments in classrooms do seem more intent on waging a cultural war than improving the moral climate in schools. After all, polls show most of them supporting a presidential candidate who has shown little remorse for cheating on his wives. To refresh, Commandment No. 7 states, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
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Rich Lowry: The coup against Joe Biden
An increasingly feeble President Biden was a crisis waiting to happen, and now that the crisis is upon us, there’s no easy way out.
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Betty Robinson: Lewiston is lucky to have Sen. Rotundo
When asked to name someone I admire, I immediately think of Sen. Peggy Rotundo. She is a person who puts her community first and is truly a servant leader for her constituents and the state of Maine. Continuing to serve as chair of Appropriations, she provides her community with unique access to influence in Maine’s […]
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Ken Gordon: The last brick in American democracy
And there it is. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to give the president immunity for all “official” and most “unofficial” would-be criminal acts is its most serious step yet in the destruction of American democracy. The Levitsky-Ziblatt seminal book, “How Democracies Die,” described in detail how the court system, once corrupted by an autocrat, can […]