When Tucker Carlson was making money for Fox, boss Rupert Murdoch was perfectly fine with his star carnival attraction. But when Carlson started costing money, the Australian gave him the ax.
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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Greg Poliquin: Maine would join likes of China, North Korea with LD 1619
Gov. Janet Mills ran on a promise to make no changes to Maine’s already loose abortion law. LD 1619 would allow for abortion up to the time of birth, with the approval of a qualified medical professional. A child can survive outside the womb at 22-23 weeks of the pregnancy. Imagine, just another days or […]
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Cal Thomas: Israel at 75
Happy Anniversary to America’s closest ally in the Middle East. May she long endure.
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Clarence Page: No tears for Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, who should have known better
Outside of their job descriptions, there’s not a lot that Fox News’ Carlson and CNN’s Lemon share in common. Yet they both demonstrate how the power of being able to speak freely over the airwaves can melt your wings when you soar too close to the sunlight of fame.
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Austin Bay: South Korea knows the Korean War isn’t over
The Korean War remains unfinished business. When media claim Afghanistan was America’s longest war, they ignore the frozen war on the Korean peninsula and the American troops still there, pulling guard duty.
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Steven Libby: Life begins at conception; LD 1619 should fail
I write in response to the bill in front of the Legislature concerning the changes to abortion addressing the stage of pregnancy in which a child can be aborted. My opinion is that life begins at conception. As soon as the sperm fertilizes the egg, growth of body parts begins. It has been even discovered […]
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Bill Kennedy: Weighing religious beliefs and life’s true beginning
My thanks to Brielle Daniels. I totally agree with her views on religious beliefs (“Religious beliefs do not determine when life begins,” April 26). Beliefs are way down in the “Hierarchy of Truth.” Why are they being written into law? The idea that a person can know a person in the womb is akin to […]
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Amy Smith: Maine lawmakers should oppose ‘extreme abortion bill’
I am writing about the new bill, LD 1619, put forward by Gov. Janet Mills. This abortion bill is too extreme for Maine, since it would allow abortions up to birth for any reason, while under the care of a licensed medical professional. As a mother of five adopted children with special needs, I do […]
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Eileen Fair: Keep Lewiston library funding intact
Since the Lewiston City Council has been reviewing and commenting on the proposed city budget, I have been thinking about the importance in our community of both the schools and the library. Both are offered to all, both welcome many members of our community, both the library and the school system staff bring many talents […]