In the hilarious movie “Weekend at Bernie’s,” two employees discovered someone was embezzling. It was their boss: Bernie. To keep them close, Bernie invited them to his wild weekend beach house party. As it started, Bernie died, but people thought he was drunk, so to continue the fun, the two employees propped him up and […]
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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Norway Savings Bank makes several donations in Oxford, Androscoggin counties
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank made several donations in Oxford and Androscoggin counties between mid-June and mid-July. In Oxford County, the bank contributed an additional $2,500 to Gehring House Redevelopment in Bethel. It donated $2,024 to South Paris-area nonprofits in honor of the branch’s 40th anniversary week, $1,000 to Norway Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Program […]
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David Chittim: Local traffic enforcement needs to increase
I wholeheartedly concur with Ben Lounsbury’s call for more enforcement of traffic laws (“Unsafe driving in Auburn,” July 5). Speed limits are routinely ignored, and red traffic signals too often seem to be treated as mere suggestions. Twice in the past week I have watched multiple cars cross my path as I sat at a […]
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Clarence Page: In the ‘Omnicause,’ colliding causes can defeat each other’s purposes
Instead of fighting for the Omnicause, activists are better advised to think small. By taking the time and effort to understand the views and experiences of the marginalized communities they are trying to reach, they can make progress on real problems and sidestep the fatbergs.
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Scott Vlaun: Vote Beal for Maine House District 81
With our incumbent House representative stepping down, the time for dynamic, forward-thinking leadership in House District 81 has come. Having just moved from an adjacent district, I’m thrilled at the prospect of Joan Beal representing me and our rural western Maine communities in Augusta. I have known Joan for more than a decade through my […]
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James Cogan: Biden/Trump debate flim-flam?
The term “Gish gallop” is now becoming familiar to an increasing number of people. It’s a debate trick for overwhelming and confusing one’s opponent, especially in a tightly timed and un-factchecked debate by rapidly stacking a series of questionable claims, distortions of the truth, untruths, and smatterings of claims that might (or might not) be […]
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OTIS Federal Credit Union awards 7 $1K scholarships to high school seniors
JAY — Seven graduating high school seniors who are members of OTIS Federal Credit Union were recently awarded $1,000 OTIS FCU scholarships. The scholarship recipients submitted brief essays for consideration, along with completed scholarship applications, letters of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor, and copies of acceptance letters from a college, university or technical […]
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Cal Thomas: The Biden cover-up
For the sake of his family, himself and especially the country, President Biden should have an immediate cognitive test performed by an independent physician with complete results released to the public. Anything less — or nothing at all — is unacceptable and puts the nation in danger by a president who increasingly appears incapable of fully performing his duties.
