LEWISTON — Rinck Advertising has promoted Libby Belanger of Norway to assistant project manager. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating with internal departments to get projects scheduled and coordinated through completion and working to ensure that work is completed on time and on budget. She is also tasked with communicating with clients regarding […]
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.
Jacques Caussin: Trump doesn’t reflect Christian values
To the best of my knowledge, Christian values, regardless of any denomination, do not include being unfaithful to one’s wife, do not include being a dishonest businessman, do not include being selfish and not respecting thy neighbor. They include being kind, selfless and generous to the community. That’s why I don’t understand how Christians support […]
Joe Voisine: Beware of Bidenomics
With all the technology at our doorsteps, one would think that life would be easier. Well, it’s just the opposite. Our politicians have failed us. Porous borders, asylum seekers, drug addicts, homelessness, to name a few. Limiting career politicians — including judges — to no more than a four-year term would be a good start. […]
Clarence Page: Can Congress pry our government’s UFO ‘X-Files’ open? The truth is still out there
Has our government possibly made contact with extraterrestrial life? U.S. intelligence official David Grusch evaded the question with only, “That’s something I can’t discuss in a public setting.”
Froma Harrop: Giuliani hits the moral bottom
Rudolph Giuliani should hope that Dante’s “Inferno” was product of a poet’s imagination. If it exists, he’s in deep trouble for a long, long time.
Tom Martin: Support Maine businesses by protecting arbitration
The process of arbitration has aided dispute resolution between conflicting parties. This includes diminishing litigation expenses for businesses, while also providing claimants with the funds they deserve.
Sally Pipes: States must remove government-imposed barriers to affordable and timely health care
Thirty-eight states have certificate-of-need laws on the books. Twenty-four of them suspended those laws or enabled emergency provisions to blunt their impact during the pandemic.
Austin Bay: Time for beltway admirals to think about War 2025, not Paper Fleet 2045
What can we do in the next four years to dramatically change the military imbalance in the Pacific?
Cal Thomas: The Founders warned us
They created a framework for a new nation and a Constitution which, if obeyed, would provide protection from big government and ensure individual liberty on a scale unknown in the world at that time. The one thing they avoided in the Constitution and Bill of Rights was political parties.