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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mary Martin: Rabasco has necessary skills, experience for DA post
Having served with Ed Rabasco for more than 10 years on the Regional School Unit 16 School Board, I strongly support his bid for district attorney. I respect and value Ed’s commitment, problem solving skills and unwavering support for RSU 16 students, staff and families. If elected as district attorney, the same qualities that have […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Heidi McCarthy: Lee ‘ideal’ to represent House District 89
I’m proud to cast my vote for my husband, Adam R. Lee, for Maine House of Representatives in District 89. Many of the qualities that make Adam an ideal partner would also make him an ideal representative. He is warm, caring and intelligent, and he lives his life in service to others. He is a […]
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Silver Moore-Leamon: Vote Sheats for Senate District 20 ‘with confidence’
As a neighbor, Bettyann Sheats has impressed me with her dedication to the well-being of her community. Busy as a small business owner and campaigner for Maine Senate, she still came to an 8 a.m. community meeting outdoors in the rain. She reliably comments thoughtfully to emails seeking input on other community issues. When she […]
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Cal Thomas: Christian nationalism
A re-awakened America won’t come through politics and government, no matter how strongly Christian nationalists wish for it.
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Austin Bay: The Iguala Massacre and cover-up expose Mexico’s Deep State corruption
Sept. 26 was the eighth anniversary of the Iguala Massacre (sometimes called the Ayotzinapa Teachers College massacre). The Iguala Massacre is a vicious crime become political cause that exemplifies the evil of “impunity.”
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Froma Harrop: Musk owns a lot but not Twitter’s followers
What Elon Musk seems to miss, apart from a sense of civic responsibility, is this: No one has to be on Twitter. Letting Trump and his thuggy minions back on would ruin the neighborhood. Twitter would turn into a “right-wing cesspool,” as a writer for Vanity Fair put it.
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Rich Lowry: Civil war is not coming
It is certainly true that our political debate is fevered and apocalyptic. It may be the case that we will experience more political violence, but it would hardly be unprecedented in our national life and wouldn’t constitute anything remotely like a civil war.
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Catherine Carey: Lipson ‘the best representative’ for House District 91
I will be supporting Hildie Lipson for state representative in the towns of Leeds, Turner and Wayne, District 91. I have had the privilege of knowing Hildie for several years and have always been impressed by her ability to really listen and be prepared with sound responses to questions and concerns. I have spent some […]