Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine began in 2004 with a covert attempt to subvert Ukraine’s 2004 national election and install a Putin puppet. Putin failed. Suddenly, the Russian despot had a czarist nightmare on his border — a food-exporting Slavic state with democratic aspirations and high-tech expertise.
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Dave Griffiths: Offering Trump and Biden the same scrutiny
The headline on a letter from Glenn Chateauvert, published Feb. 20, says Joe Biden deserves as much scrutiny as Donald Trump. Fair enough. Did Biden slam Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering what amounted to the execution of dissident Alexei Navalny? Yes. Did Trump even utter the genocidal strongman’s name when asked about the assassination? […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Janice Bordeau: Transgender people deserve safe, respected life, not dehumanization
I’m responding to the article published Feb. 19, “GOP elevates anti-trans rhetoric; Candidates using messaging as a rallying call to Christian conservatives.” Today, “Christian” is often used to promote hate and division. If you’re not straight, white, protestant and conservative, you’re the enemy. “Christ” is love. “Love thy neighbor,” not love those you approve of. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Russia is a civilizational adversary
Ukraine’s desire to be a sovereign state of its own and, in particular, to align itself with the hated West is intolerable for Putin. He’s explained at great length why he believes Ukraine has no legitimacy as an independent nation, and his model of a neo-tsarism where elections are fake and opposition leaders die in Arctic prisons would be threatened by a Ukraine that successfully embraced a version of the Western model.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: What Nancy Reagan got right, sorta
In this age of individualism, just saying no at the start may help a lot of us avoid another addiction, this one to the blue glow of the computer, or “device,” as techies call it. Unlike many addictive drugs, the blue light is legal. And it may be as addictive as opioids.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Maine on Main Flea Market opening March 7
The is in the warehouse section of the EllieAnna Gift Shop at 785 Main St. in Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
CareerCenter to offer local hiring opportunities in March
The Maine Department of Labor’s CareerCenter is offering several hiring events in March, including those in Lewiston and Brunswick. • General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 1, Lewiston CareerCenter at 5 Mollison Way. Learn about the many opportunities available and receive an on-the-spot interview. Contact Christina King at 207-530-6694 or […]
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Stephen Carnahan: America refuses to deal with easy weapons access
It should have been a fistfight. Men can get angry and aggressive and have been known to use their fists against a “rival.” There is nothing unusual about that. Whatever the argument was that started the conflict at the Kansas City Chiefs celebration should have resulted in, at worst, a black eye or bloody nose. […]