Behold, Trump the huckster pitchman. He operates in the tradition of the medicine shows, traveling by truck, horse or wagon teams while peddling patent “miracle cure” medicines and other products throughout the Old West.
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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ICU nurse is first recipient of Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Daisy Award
FARMINGTON — Intensive care nurse Kaitlyn Dube received the DAISY Award at Franklin Memorial Hospital on March 5. The award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate care given by nurses every day, according to a MaineHealth news release. Dube, FMH’s first Daisy Award recipient, was nominated by […]
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UMaine Farmington faculty recognized for contributions to early childhood field
FARMINGTON — Three University of Maine at Farmington faculty members have been recognized for their contributions to the future of the early childhood profession in Maine by the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children. The MaineAEYC advances a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and supports all who care for, educate and work on […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Bengui Sauca: ‘Rent relief is an emergency need in Maine’
Rent relief is an emergency need in Maine. Families who have arrived in Maine eager to contribute, and families who have been building our communities for generations, are all struggling to pay the rent. This situation has real impacts on the stability of families and communities. I know families who have decided to move to […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Paul Timberlake: Lake Auburn food for thought
Auburn is fourth out of 131 cities and towns in Maine with the largest square miles. And some people want to develop the land next to a pristine lake, one of few in the nation that doesn’t require apurification system. People should think about that. Paul Timberlake, Lewiston
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Glenn Chateauvert: ‘Justice is supposed to be blind’
I’m responding to Dave Griffiths’ Feb. 24 reference to my Feb. 20 letter. I say “reference” because he didn’t dispute anything I said but brought up things he feels make Donald Trump look bad. Just for the record, since my letter’s publication President Biden again fell up the stairs to Air Force One. Mr. Griffiths […]
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Cal Thomas: Politicians excel at lying
When it comes to Washington (the city, not George), if you never trust a politician you will never be disappointed.
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Cal Thomas: The state of the disunion
If advance reports are correct, President Biden’s State of the Union address will sound more like a political stump speech than an honest assessment of where the country stands. The man who promised to be a uniter will likely deliver one of the most divisive speeches of his presidency.