Regarding the national popular vote, historical precedence recorded in over 2,000 years of civilizations should shout “caution.” So we shouldn’t move quickly due to perceived exigencies of the moment. The value of democracy is to allow all citizens to have a voice in determining their rulers and laws. Those who wrote the U.S. Constitution reviewed […]
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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Cal Thomas: Repeat, repeat, repeat
When it comes to the Middle East, repetition has been unsuccessful in causing Europeans and many in America to accept certain truths.
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Richard Hatch: Don’t blame climate for power outages
The article about frequency of power outages in rural America, published April 6, blames “climate change.” Many outages are caused by trees/limbs hitting the power lines. What wasn’t mentioned was any association to “human error.” Talking just Maine, the ice storm of 1998 was the last major power line clearing done, so 20 years later […]
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Mark Wood: CMP’s tree-trimming program is inadequate
Kudos to Central Maine Power’s line crews for the valiant work they performed during this latest snowstorm under severe weather conditions. But let’s talk about the inadequate tree trimming program that CMP has had in place for years. Thousands of trees rise 20, 30 and 40 feet above power lines, and diseased and rotten trees […]
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Loring Danforth: English class the day before Eid
This important Muslim holiday would begin that very evening with the sighting of the new moon, the same moon that had just inspired thousands of people with the long thin shadow it cast across all of Maine and across the whole United States.
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Patti Pelletier: Red Cross volunteers deserve thanks
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the American Red Cross, representing more than 90% of our national workforce. Here in Maine, we have nearly 600 active volunteers supporting our lifesaving mission. I proudly serve as board chair for the Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter of the Red Cross. This Volunteer Month, we are proud to […]
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Doug Rawlings, Lindy Moceus and Eileen Kreutz: Urging our leaders to tackle the climate crisis
We are members of the Maine Western Mountain Chapter of Third Act, a group of senior citizens over 60 years of age concerned about climate change. We have about 60 members from towns across western Maine. In recent years, Maine experienced extreme weather that cost us millions. Some businesses still have not reopened or resumed […]
