Between the “1812 Overture” and “The Nutcracker,” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has a big hand in celebrations of American holidays — the overture captures and exemplifies the thunderous spirit of national celebration of July 4, and “The Nutcracker” the child-centric magic and joy of the American Christmas.
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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Marc Jalbert: Frustrated by repetition in local news broadcasts
The local newscasts on TV begin with the anchor’s dissertation of upcoming stories for the telecast. Following that, the anchor begins with the first story, repeating what was said in the intro. Then the story goes on to a reporter who, you guessed it, rehashes the story for the third time. And it doesn’t stop […]
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Jon St. Laurent: Holiday season offers some ‘stupor-hero holiday grifts’
And people thought Melania Trump’s “limited one-time only” Christmas non-fungible token crypto “cobalt blue eyes” stunt exactly one year ago was tacky? Well, her husband Donald Trump’s Dec. 15 “major announcement” of his digital delusional svelte “only $99” superhero NFT trading cards trumps even that holiday grift. These photoshopped delusional heroic renditions of the former […]
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John Wade: Thank Democrats, not Republicans, for recent economic booms
Did President Trump inherit the strong economy that President Obama left behind? Yes, he did. Trump said he inherited the worst economy possible after Obama left office — and he saved our nation and the world from the greatest depression? He also said he was re-elected. I do recall that President George W. Bush and […]
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Cal Thomas: The diluting of America
Throughout history, three factors have contributed to a nation’s decline. One is massive national debt. The second is losing a shared sense of moral values. The third is uncontrolled immigration without assimilation. All three are now challenging the very existence of the country. Will no one enforce immigration laws?
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Clementina Clifford: Lewiston residents should have vote on Lake Auburn’s future
I regret that I cannot vote on the protection of Lake Auburn in Lewiston. As a Lewiston resident and citizen I have no voice except for the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission. The residents of Lewiston would have to share in the cost to install a filtration system— $45 million plus $2 million a year […]
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William LaRochelle: ‘No surprise’ about no bombshells in JFK documents
In an article titled “Newly released JFK documents point to what the CIA was hiding,” Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent at Yahoo! News, states that much of what they contain relating to President Kennedy’s assassination is relatively insignificant: No “bombshells that prove an elaborate conspiracy to kill” him. That’s no surprise to me. Kennedy’s assassin, […]