In an attempt to obstruct the Legislature’s oversight responsibility, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew refused last month to share records with the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee, which voted unanimously to undertake a comprehensive review of DHHS’ Office of Child and Family Services after several child deaths. We’ve unfortunately seen this […]
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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Cal Thomas: The Queen’s reach
One commentator said the Queen’s death is the symbolic end of the Greatest Generation. We pay lip service to the virtues that made the greatest generation great, but no longer promote them, whether it is in public schools, social media, or the wider culture.
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Kathy Brown: Bishop ‘the real deal’ for state House District 77
My sister Bonny Bishop is running for state representative for Maine House District 77. When Don Berry, Oxford County Democratic chair, asked Bonny if she’d consider running for this position, she asked family and friends what they thought, and everyone gave Bonny their full support. I feel that Bonny is a natural leader; a kind, […]
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Craig Saddlemire: Rep. Cloutier a ‘tireless advocate’ for Lewiston
Rep. Kristen Cloutier has been a tireless advocate for Lewiston. Whether the issue is family caregiving, housing, adult education, or paid family and medical leave, Cloutier continues to advocate for the issues that benefit regular and struggling Mainers’ health, homes, and wallets. Equally as important, Kristen listens to her constituents and offers her honest views. […]
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Mike Lapointe: CMP’s 15% discount offer is dubious
I just got a letter from Central Maine Power telling me that if I joined Solar Gardens of Maine, I’d get a 15 percent discount. This is telling me that I’d be charged 15 percent extra if I didn’t sign up with Solar Gardens. It’s CMP’s job to deliver electricity to me. How it produces […]
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Jane Pentheny: Rabasco offers experience as tri-county DA
I write in support of my Poland neighbor, Ed Rabasco, for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford county district attorney. He’s been a defense attorney for years. His experience has led to significant ideas about policy changes which may result in savings to taxpayers. Criminality in our communities is driven by substance abuse disorder and mental illness. […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: How yesteryear’s moral panic becomes today’s soft sell
It is … each generation’s solemn duty to outrage the one that came before. And if you are a member of the one that came before, you would do well to recall how it was when you were the one doing the outraging. And to take solace in the fact that controversy inevitably becomes commodity.
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Froma Harrop: Democrats we might not mind losing
Even in its best days, the far left never held more than a handful of seats in Congress. Its main political influence has been the ability to freak out moderate voters and thus drain support for Democrats.