President Biden is facing an uphill battle for reelection, and he should be. America has gone downhill under his watch. Yet, he’s still insisting that paying student debt is the right thing to do. As long as we have taxpayers, we need not take responsibility for our actions? It surely sounds to me like he’s […]
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 inBusiness, Noteworthy
Good Shepherd Food Bank receives $25K donation
AUBURN — Bank of America invested $918,000 across Maine in 2023 through philanthropic grants, loans and sponsorships. The amount included $25,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. “Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine is proud to continue our partnership with Bank of America, working hand in hand to create a hunger-free Maine,” Georgia Jenkins, corporate and […]
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Lewiston pool company saleswoman wins national award
LEWISTON — Shelly Quinn has been named the 2023 National Salesperson of the Year at the Premier Pools and Spas annual awards conference Nov. 6 in Tulum, Mexico. She joined Premier Pools & Spas in 2020 and is the first woman to achieve this level of success within the Premier family. She received the award […]
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Maine Family FCU names new marketing executive
LEWISTON — Maine Family Federal Credit Union has named Rachel McKinley its new assistant vice president of marketing. McKinley has a background as a marketing professional in the banking and education sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kaplan University and a master’s degree in marketing from Lasell University. McKinley, a native […]
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Auburn machinery company named distributor of year
AUBURN — Poliquin Machinery Inc. has been recognized as distributor of the year for 2023 by Fryer Machine Systems of Patterson, New York. Poliquin Machinery has been selling CNC metalworking machinery for over 30 years. The company serves customers such as Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, and many […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
William Hiss: Judge Trump by his fruits
It was moving as President Biden with his wife, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs stood silently to honor the three Army reservists killed in a drone attack in Jordan, as they were brought home. We should remember that then-President Trump declined to attend a parallel ceremony at a World […]
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Peg Hoffman: Maine needs more safe, affordable housing
It is past time for the Maine State Legislature to address the housing distress that our renters in Maine are facing with rising rents and the lack of affordable, safe housing. Rent relief would go a long way to relieve that distress. Many Mainers are not eligible for existing federal or state assistance programs, and […]
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Cal Thomas: Limiting lawbreakers is still lawbreaking
Solving the border problem is not complicated, though politicians have made it so, as is usually the case when government is involved.