White supremacist hate groups, alt-right and the far right are American terrorists — Nazi sympathizers pretending to be soldiers. White supremacists believe white people should have power over all other races — believe their way is the only way. They push their radical, racist agenda and perpetrate acts of violence against innocent Americans. Groups like […]
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.
Carlyssa Baker: Maine needs a better paid family and medical leave system
When I was 12, my parents purchased a small general store in Roxbury, and we moved to Maine. Shortly after our move my dad was diagnosed with cancer. Because my father was self-employed, he was unable to access paid leave and he found himself undergoing a series of intense medical procedures and appointments while running […]
Cal Thomas: Trump and the old razzle dazzle
Former president Donald Trump’s appearance at a CNN Republican Town Hall in New Hampshire stretched the truth beyond any standard by which that virtue can be measured.
William LaRochelle: Trump, truth and disgrace
In my view, among the words most alien to Donald Trump’s tongue are truth and disgrace. Truth Social is what the liar’s liar had the gall to dub his deservedly tanking social media platform. And, not a bit surprisingly, disgrace is the word he used to denounce a federal jury’s recent finding that he’s liable […]
Gil Steward: ‘Lewiston and Auburn should come together as one’
I agree with Camden Jalbert (“Elected officials should be working to unite Lewiston-Auburn,” May 12). I myself have gone and enjoyed many of these events like the one he mentioned. Having been born in Lewiston and living all of my 69 years in Auburn, the cities of Lewiston and Auburn should come together as one; […]
Rich Lowry: Donald Trump body-slams CNN
If Trump wins the Republican nomination next year, it will be partly because Republicans are once again drawn to what they consider his distinctive and unmatched sense of personal power.
Clarence Page: Mayor Lori Lightfoot wasn’t here to make friends — and that’s her loss
When we speak of a legacy, we talk about the long-lasting impact of people and events that took place in the past. Despite her reputation for thin-skinned, petty and vindictive feuding, Lightfoot showed how to get some good things done — and how, with a bit more patience and prudence, she might have accomplished a lot more.
Derric McLain: It’s time to fix Maine’s sentencing practices
With long sentences, the criminal justice system persistently condemns people of all ages, but especially people of color, to a life of dread and despair without reasonable justification, while at the same time handing down lenient sentences for more serious cases.