LEWISTON — Safe Voices Executive Director Elise Johansen will be succeeded by Rebecca Austin, the agency’s director of programs, when Johansen steps down in June. Austin has been with the agency for 15 years, beginning first as an advocate based in Franklin County and most recently leading the programmatic teams that run the agency’s advocacy, […]
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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Michael T. Peters: Jewish people deserve to be celebrated: Judeo-Christian teachings built America
The Jewish people are part of our America and deserve our respect and our protection. We should not tolerate what is taking place on American campuses, and we should demand that the influencers who are teaching this new Marxist garbage be terminated.
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Cal Thomas: The empires begin to strike back
Let’s hope that others follow the lead of Columbia’s president and Google management, and we stop wet nursing kids who for too long have demonstrated their ignorance and in some cases denounced America while reaping its benefits.
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Faith Barker: Campell offers work ethic, compassion, dedication to state House
I am writing to express my wholehearted endorsement of Dan Campbell for House District 90. This office is a natural sequence for Dan, as he has always had an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of our residents through his service in the community. He is well known to the many students he has counseled […]
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Lawrence Small: Fining homeless people would be a bad idea
Homelessness is a serious problem all over the country. Trying to manage it must be a monumental task, to say the least. I just read an Associated Press article in the April 21 paper (“Supreme Court justices to hear major case on U.S. homelessness“) that said the court would be deciding if homeless people should […]
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Brittany Hemond: Rep. Libby ‘advocates for personal responsibility’
In Maine, we depend upon our small businesses. That’s why we need to get rid of the cumbersome laws that are handicapping business owners today. Governmental overreach has us suffering from unintended consequences of the laws passed in Augusta. A prosperous economy has a cascading effect. Everyone benefits. As a small business owner, I believe […]
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Clarence Page: Loss of support from Republican evangelicals suits MAGA crowd just fine
It’s reasonable to assume that in 2024, the number of churchgoing Republicans has declined even further. Significantly so. And thus, they matter less to the ever-expedient Donald Trump’s campaign for president.
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Norway’s Woods Maine Shop expanding downtown
NORWAY — The Woods Maine Shop is moving to a larger retail space at the former Brick & Mortar shop, 400 Main St. The expansion is a full-circle moment for the local brand. In 2019, The Woods Maine debuted at The Tribune Books & Gifts with a small collection of kids’ T-shirts and long-sleeve shirts. […]