The effort to shield airman Jack Teixeira from the consequences of compromising national security hinges on portraying him as a kid who didn’t appreciate what he was doing. He is accused of passing around hundreds of classified documents, and the Espionage Act carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison per count.
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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Peter McKeown: Maine needs to know truth about power corridor’s climate impact
A bill in the Maine Legislature, LD 1658, would ensure accountability for companies pushing big “green energy” projects when they claim climate benefits that could be false. First up on the list would be the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor. I didn’t believe Avangrid, a parent owner of Central Maine Power and NECEC, when […]
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Rich Lowry: Why isn’t Joe Biden a threat to democracy?
The republic would be safer if Biden were indeed enjoying himself back at Rehoboth Beach.
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Joan Wenzel: Where is democracy in action?
The headline of a May 2 Sun Journal article read “Auburn council votes to eliminate recycling program from budget.” What a surprise! Auburn has a Sustainability Working Group (formerly Recycling Committee). This committee was not informed or even part of the conversation about eliminating the recycling program. Is this democracy or autocracy? Joan Wenzel, Auburn
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Carole Richards: Women won’t go back to being ‘barefoot and pregnant’
Women have come a long way since being allowed an education. They are CEOs of big companies, owning their own businesses, and running for political offices all over the country — and winning. But a few old white men who remain in power are shaking in their boots with fear. Therefore they are trying to […]
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Robert Macdonald: Vietnam vets were unfairly branded
During the mid-1960s many of us enlisted in the military and found ourselves at war in the Republic of South Vietnam. The war slowly became unpopular and divided our country. Those protesting the war decided to kick it up a notch. They labeled those who were fighting in South Vietnam with a cruel moniker. A […]
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Doris Bonneau: Protect Auburn’s water supply from additional development
I wonder if Auburn residents know that their water supply is at risk. Excessive development around and upstream of drinking water sources challenge the water quality of Lake Auburn. LD 1473, “An Act to Protect Certain Unfiltered Drinking Water Sources,” seeks to exempt land within watersheds of sensitive drinking water sources from additional development, which […]
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Cal Thomas: The debt limit: Same old song
Each time the government reaches the “limit,” it gets raised with the familiar scenarios that include threats of a government shutdown (an idea that increasingly appeals to some conservatives) and the claim that the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. is at stake.
