I am a lifelong member of the Democratic Party who enthusiastically supports Laurel Libby for reelection to the Maine House of Representatives because Laurel Libby stands for those values that the Democratic Party used to: individual freedom, personal responsibility, parental rights, free speech, and opportunity unrestrained by race. The Democratic majority in the Maine Legislature […]
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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Thomas Peters II: Clement would help curb Maine’s overspending
Spending is out of control. Gov. Janet Mills tells her own party to “show fiscal restraint.” She was ignored. The Legislature responded by approving 80 additional bills, another $10 million. Mills also panned a last-minute attempt by her fellow Democrats for an additional $100 million (“Gov. Mills slams lawmakers for advancing more spending bills,” May […]
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Clarence Page: Congress enters thorny debate over how to define antisemitism
Who would oppose legislation to outlaw antisemitism? More people than you might think.
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Dave Griffiths: This and That: Mother’s Day and then some
Mom was the truth in our household. She always knew what to say, and never let us forget that her loving and patient wisdom could address any foolishness three teenage boys came up with.
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Rich Lowry: The Columbia University push to elect Donald Trump
No, the brief takeover of a building at Columbia didn’t equal 1968, but any echo of that annus horribilis helps Trump, with perhaps a homage to Chicago 1968 still to come.
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Austin Bay: NATO in the Joe Biden moment
Vladimir Putin knows the “Joe Biden moment” of Western vulnerability is fading. In 10 years, if we’re lucky, we will read brow-furrowing tomes arguing President Biden’s cowardly Afghanistan withdrawal encouraged Chinese meddling in Asia, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Iranian troublemaking in the Middle East and Hamas’ attack on Israel.
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Froma Harrop: We are entering a new world of caregiving
Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relatives? That’s an important question these days, because so many now do.
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Carole Richards: ‘Women will not be shoved back into the Dark Ages’
All this flack about abortion is pure ignorance, because it is missing an important point. Women don’t get pregnant by stepping outside and taking a deep breath; a male sperm is required for conception. Responsible men could prevent unwanted pregnancies by getting a vasectomy or using birth control, but they’d rather threaten women with prosecution […]