I was pleased to hear the news regarding the efforts to revive the New England Clean Energy Connect project. We will do well to remember that the campaign against the NECEC was funded by fossil fuel interests that pumped more than $20 million into Maine to sway voters. Companies like Calpine and NextEra are now […]
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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Angela Craddock and Michael Rocque: Lobstermen’s reprieve from new federal regulations is a welcome development
The past few months have been a tumultuous time for Maine’s lobster fishing industry, with new regulations looming and “red listing” of lobster by a watchdog group.
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: What comes next for the news media?
Times have seldom been harder for the traditional news media. The question is whether they will find a new path or fade into obscurity. Either outcome is possible.
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Froma Harrop: Social Security on the cutting block?
Republicans have launched attacks on Social Security over the decades. Even though nearly every dollar paid out derives from contributions by workers and their employers, Republicans like to treat it as welfare.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Nancy Craig: Warming center won’t blur separation of church, state
I write to address concerns raised in a letter to the editor regarding the warming center being supported by the city of Lewiston at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. (Mark Wood, “Clarification needed on county expenditures for unhoused,” Jan. 21). First, some general information about the City Mission Program at Calvary UMC. Seeing […]
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Rich Lowry: Memphis is not about racism
The left elevates race above all the other factors that might play into a police encounter gone horribly wrong, because the racial interpretation allows it to make a broader critique of American society and force wide-ranging political and social changes.
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Patrick Eisenhart: Judge politicians by what they do, not say
I think it is important to judge politicians by what they do, rather than what they tell us they are going to before they get elected. Here are a few examples: LR 214: An Act to Require a Person to Show Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting, introduced by Sen. Matthew Pouliot, R-Kennebec. LR […]