Make America Healthy Again is a rummage pile of diverse interests ranging from organic farmers to homeschoolers to anti-vaxxers.
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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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Kenneth Chutchian: Pay attention to the kids. They’re watching.
Revisiting a collection of 23 index cards, bound by a paper clip, the product of a Hail Mary lesson plan slapped together while sitting in my car after 11 p.m. on Election Day 2016.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Tom Fallon: Portrait series was Maine’s most important art event of 2024
I consider Robert Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth” presentation of paintings the most important art event in Maine during 2024. His paintings of teachers, activists, attorneys, veterans, poets, environmentalists and others, who faced real challenges when seeking and confronting truth, is a warning to our society at this time. I am grateful for the […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Friends when you need them
Best wishes for a Happy New Year. We could use one.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Lessons of 1925
What can we learn from 1925? Plenty, if we will. As Confucius observed: “Study the past if you would define the future.”
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Americans, please hold on tight to your attention
How would starting the United States on a round of territorial expansion fit in with vows to chop $2 trillion out of the budget? Not well, and another reason to dismiss the clown show.
