You can learn a lot about social changes by looking at one yardstick in particular: the shifting male-female ratio in college enrollment.
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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Froma Harrop: Nebraska is different in some very good ways
Nebraska’s politics tend toward purple. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes in presidential races according to how the vote goes.
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Austin Bay: Oil war in South America: Venezuela’s Maduro threatens Guyana
Venezuelan President-dictator Nicolas Maduro portrays himself as a warrior seeking to right great historical wrongs. Well, playing drama king is easier than fixing a broken economy.
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Adikhadar Shire and Tobin Williamson: Lewiston needs ranked-choice voting
The Dec. 12 runoff will feature lower turnout than November, a drawn-out election season, and the risk of possible inclement winter weather.
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Rich Lowry: No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
The former secretary of state has a complicated legacy, understandably for someone so influential for so long, but he’s not responsible for the unspeakable enormities of fanatics he fought to keep out of power.
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Julia and Mike Colangelo: Sheline ‘the most dedicated man possible’ for Lewiston mayor
We hope Lewiston residents will join us in voting for the reelection of Mayor Carl Sheline. Everyone we talk to agrees that Mayor Carl has done an excellent job representing the citizens of Lewiston. He sincerely cares about every resident in this city. But it takes more than talk to assure his election. He needs […]
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In rebuttal: Paul and Cynthia Stancioff: Op-ed’s dismissal of heat pumps skipped some facts
Good news about climate solutions is always welcome, so it was encouraging to encounter Les Otten’s piece (“The efficiency of local heat,” Dec. 3) about his personal and professional favorite heat source: wood pellets. Sadly, however, his airy dismissal of heat pumps in favor of pellet stoves skipped over a few facts that complicate the […]
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Bob Mennealy: Assault weapons ban for public is common sense
I heartily applaud U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s change of heart on banning assault weapon sales after the Lewiston mass shooting. When I was young and healthy I was an avid hunter of both deer and ducks, neither of which required the use of an assault weapon. Banning assault weapon sales to the public, which was […]
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Cal Thomas: Let them eat chicken
Facts from real experts, not more militancy, is what we need. Avoid believing a “scientific consensus” on climate change.