The people of Gaza elected Hamas in 2006 and didn’t resist a year later when Hamas beat the rival Palestinian Authority in a brief war. They remained silent as Hamas dug more than 300 miles of tunnels, many of them under hospitals and schools to provide cover for Hamas fighters.
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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Froma Harrop: Biden needs Haley’s voters more than Bernie’s
Biden needs to keep Democrats united as is politically doable while getting the never-Trump Republicans to actually cast a vote — if not whole-heartedly for him, at least for the democracy.
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Lewiston names new building, plumbing inspector
LEWISTON — The city has appointed Travis Tardif its new building and plumbing inspector in the Planning and Code Enforcement Department. Tardif is among code enforcement staff who oversee the more than 5,000 enforcement inspections annually in Lewiston and other pertinent state laws related to buildings and structures within the city. Tardif has been with […]
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OTIS Federal Credit Union promotes 2 staff members
JAY — OTIS Federal Credit Union recently promoted two staff members within the Teller department. Emma Blaisdell was promoted from assistant teller supervisor to teller supervisor. She joined OTIS in 2022. Trent Keene moved from a teller position to assistant teller supervisor within his first two years at OTIS FCU. “The professionalism and warm demeanor […]
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IT specialist retires, returns to Maine after 35 years of federal service
Patricia Johnson, an information technology specialist at Naval Ordnance Test Unit at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, retired March 31 with 36 years and four months of total federal service behind her. The former Lisbon resident has planned to return to Maine. Johnson started her career in the U.S. Army as a 75C […]
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Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington first to be accredited
Five of Woodlands Senior Living’s 10 locations, including on in Farmington, have been accredited by the Joint Commission, with five additional locations expected to receive the distinction in the coming weeks. Woodlands Senior Living’s assisted living facilities are the first in the state to receive this designation, which is essentially a premier status for assisted […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jane Burns: Thank you, CMP
I’m always amazed when people complain about their Central Maine Power bill. I usually ask if they figure out what they would give up not to have power. I did that on April 4 — figured out what I didn’t have. No phone. No cable. No heat. No Fitbit. No computer. No stair-lift. No power […]
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In rebuttal: Frank Kieliszek: Candidate with most votes should win presidency
Curtis Cole’s April 9 letter about the value of the Electoral College (“Electoral College provides equality for all states“) is misleading. He points out that the current system was created to “protect our rural interests against urban domination.” True. He fails to point out that it also was created to give extra electoral power to […]
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Carole Richards: Maine needs an enforced red flag law
There is more to consider in the regulation of gun laws. The pitiful yellow flag law is mostly concerned with mental illness, but most shootings are about anger and revenge. A red flag law would remove guns if one is a threat to themselves or others. An enforced red flag law would have saved lives […]