As of this letter I am no longer going to participate in the voting process. After what is unfolding for speaker of the House, it seems legislators care more for chairs they may be assigned to than the people they represent. Instead of hitting the ground running and getting rid of those Internal Revenue Service […]
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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Rich Lowry: ‘Yellowstone’ is not a show about race
In a culture that relentlessly boosts college degrees and other credentials, “Yellowstone” at its best is an oasis of a different way of looking at accomplishment and value.
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: The usefulness of redundancy
Have more than you need so that when everything goes south, you can adjust.
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Froma Harrop: Did Joe Biden ‘shut down’ American energy? Hardly
In Louisiana, a gallon of regular now averages $2.90. This reality may be spied in the prices hanging outside Baton Rouge gas stations. And if we’re not mistaken, Biden is still president.
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Jonathan Wilcox: Don’t let No Blank Checks group tie Mainers’ hands
There will be a push by the No Blank Checks group to limit what the people of Maine can do. I say, don’t let them be oppressors to new and better ways of doing things. Co-ops don’t send Maine ratepayers’ funds to foreign corporations, as Central Maine Power now does. Being conservative to me means […]
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Cal Thomas: A new year, but nothing new
Looking back 100 years, at least two things are clear: While leaders and events may change, human nature never changes.
