The evening of Dec. 19, my wife and I were involved in an extreme situation, in which our vehicle was swept into the Androscoggin River. We both had to jump from the sinking vehicle, into the cold and severe waters. We definitely would not have survived if it wasn’t for the courageous acts of nearby […]
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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Bob Mennealy: Bellows was right to remove Trump from primary ballot
Though I now live in Florida, I’ll always be a Mainer at heart. We still pay taxes in both Auburn and Newry. Kudos to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for removing the insurrectionist from Maine’s ballot, at least temporarily. If not abiding by the results isn’t election interference, what is? P.S. Slavery caused the […]
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Lewiston food, beverage company offers stock ownership to employees
LEWISTON — Casco Bay Food and Beverage has transitioned its family-owned business into shares held under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, resulting in a 100% employee-owned company. Ted Morton, the company’s founder, approved the decision just before the new year, citing his commitment to the employees, customers and communities that this business has come to […]
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Lewiston company recognized for sustainability
LEWISTON — Geiger, a family-owned promotional products distributor, has celebrated a double win in sustainability, with its U.S. and U.K. operations receiving EcoVadis recognitions in 2023. Geiger’s global headquarters in the U.S. achieved a Gold rating for the first time, placing it among the top 5% of companies assessed globally. In June 2023, Geiger’s UK […]
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Rich Lowry: The left can’t handle a Trump victory
If 2024 is set to be tumultuous and unpredictable, just wait until 2025 if Donald Trump wins the presidency again later his year.
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Cal Thomas: President Gay is a symptom, not the cause
The resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay will make no difference without a fundamental restructuring of what is taught. The same goes for other institutions of “higher learning.”
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Froma Harrop: Gutsy Democrats start turning on the far left
The Democratic mainstream should stop trying to placate the children and replace them with centrist independents and Republicans done with the Trump show. Happily, that may have started already.
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Austin Bay: Six strategic challenges for 2024
Here’s 2024’s strategic challenges column — challenges to our so-called international strategic order, meaning threats to human life and economic well-being on a continent-regional or global scale.