Driving a car is serious business. If we mess up, our license to drive will be revoked. Nobody wants dangerous drivers on the road, and rightly so. Nobody wants dangerous people possessing guns that pose a danger to all of us. Yellow and red flag laws must have teeth if they are going to work. […]
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.
Diane Grandmaison: Lewiston residents should vote early for Sheline
Lewiston residents can vote before the Dec. 12 mayoral runoff election. They can call the city clerk’s office and request an absentee ballot, or go to Lewiston City Hall to vote early. Even though Mayor Carl Sheline won by a margin of 45% of the vote, the Lewiston Charter was changed. The charter states that […]
Jae Zimmermann: ‘Lewiston needs Carl, and Carl needs us’
The people of Lewiston have already decided that mayoral candidate Jon Connor is not for us; we voted him out of the state Legislature in 2022. Despite his past experience, Connor cannot speak clearly about how he would address the issues he believes are critical to Lewiston’s future as a place people value. His answers […]
Cal Thomas: Evangelicals conforming to the world
There is considerable harm being done by evangelicals because of their devotion to Donald Trump.
Rep. Michel Lajoie: Mayor Sheline would be an asset to new city councilors
I hope Lewiston citizens cast their votes for Mayor Carl Sheline in the runoff election Dec. 12. With a majority of new city councilors coming in, I believe Mayor Sheline would become a mentor to the new councilors in understanding and guiding them through the many facets of councilor responsibilities and understanding the city budget. […]
Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics
His endorsement of a tweet helped give new life to old antisemitic tropes.
Richard Grandmaison: Sheline would continue to serve Lewiston well
Carl Sheline needs Lewiston residents’ votes in the upcoming runoff election. Mayor Sheline has been very active in Lewiston, meeting with people and attending many events. He has tolerated the constant attacks from several city councilors, who have been defeated. Sheline has an opponent who served in the Maine State Legislature, but his attendance was […]
Lawrence Everett: The march to total war
History is replete with examples of how a small, limited war quickly descends into total war. The Oxford Reference definition is “a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.” We are on the […]