With the new Lewiston City Council waiting to be sworn in, many of us may feel our work is done. Like it or not, making residents’ voices heard is not about voting between A and B. If people want to see change in Lewiston, then our councilors, legislators, and mayor will need to hear from […]
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
In rebuttal: William LaRochelle: Climate change is no ‘false doctrine’
In a recent column (“Climate issues call for facts, not militancy,” Dec. 9), Cal Thomas trounced the “false doctrine” of the “climate alarmists” and advised his readers to “avoid a ‘scientific consensus’ on climate change.” So let’s toss the ginormous fact that “more than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly […]
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Cal Thomas: Norman Lear and me
Television producer Norman Lear undermined the power of bigotry with humor.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Susan Dorman: Sen. King’s proposed gun regulation raises questions
With deference for his stewardship in other areas, taxpayers who pay Sen. Angus King for his stewardship are curious why his proposed gun regulation leaves room for possibly 10 people being killed in Lewiston instead of the tragic 18 killed by domestic assault weaponry. Or possibly five victims from handguns with assault capability. Why his […]
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Jamila Levasseur: Antisemitism, attacks on Arabs, should both be condemned
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden recently voted “yes” on H.R. 894, a bill whose purported aim to is to condemn antisemitism. The crux of the bill, promoted by the American-Israel lobby (AIPAC), is the statement that “anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” AIPAC is Golden’s top campaign contributor. All decent people can agree that hating or hurting people based […]
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Nancy Walters: Kudos to life-saving actions of UMF students
Thank you for publishing the article concerning the life-saving actions of the University of Maine at Farmington student-athletes in the Fitness and Recreation Center parking lot (“UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington,” Dec. 8). Their compassion, alertness, and knowledge certainly deserve commendation. The happy outcome for the injured older woman […]
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Richard Fortier: Trump’s actions should bar him from again holding office
I write regarding Stan Tetenman’s letter (“Dangerous Trump,” Dec. 1). One does not have to look ahead to the fascist project that Donald Trump tells us he would launch in a second term in order to reject his candidacy for president. What a tragic historical irony it would be were the American people to give […]
