Margaret Craven is running for re-election to the Maine Legislature in Lewiston’s new House District 93, which runs from Sabattus to the north, west of Central Avenue. She deserves to be re-elected. Margaret has committed a large part of her life to her work in the Legislature, to Lewiston’s community life, to our well-being. Margaret […]
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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Deanne Danforth: LePage ‘blatantly vulgar, angry and bombastic’
Former Gov. Paul LePage’s outlandish behavior made national news. He said out-of-state drug dealers with names like “D-Money” impregnate young white girls. Told students reading newspapers in Maine is “like paying somebody to tell you lies.” Said he makes up stories to mislead the media. Fake news comes from him. How do we know when […]
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Nathan Szanton: Rep. Cloutier a well-informed, hardworking helper
I’m writing to support the re-election of State District 94 Rep. Kristen Cloutier. I don’t live in Rep. Cloutier’s district; I live in Portland. But I’m a developer of mixed-income housing, and have worked with her on several projects to create high-quality, affordable rental housing in downtown Lewiston. When we were working on The Hartley […]
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Joe Voisine: Biden’s student loan expenditure penalizes hardworking people
It’s dirty politics as usual. With the stroke of a pen and without congressional approval, $300 billion of taxpayer money will be spent toward student loans. For the millions of hardworking Americans who didn’t pursue higher education because they simply couldn’t afford it, now they are being deprived of a free ride. Once again, the […]
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Ben Lounsbury: Jan. 6 committee hearings ‘fascinating’ to watch
Donald Trump has it backward. He says we won’t have a country if his victory is not recognized. Actually, we won’t have the country anybody wants if large numbers of people continue to ignore the evidence and believe Trump won in 2020. We will have an autocracy (dictatorship) where nobody is free. Belief in the […]
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Meghan Hird: Rep. Connor has shown he can be trusted
Two years ago I asked Rep. Jon Connor what his plans were for education. He told me then that one of his priorities was to ensure the state pays its fair share toward education costs. I agreed with him, and that’s why I’m thankful the Maine Legislature passed a budget that increased state funding to […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Captain Florida the opportunist
Faster than you can say, “political hack,” Ron DeSantis ducked behind a handy mango tree. Moments later, gone was the mild-mannered governor of a great southeastern state. In his place, clad in the teal unitard and pink cape that strike terror in purveyors of compassion everywhere, stood … Captain Florida!
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Lynn Ouellette: DA candidate Rabasco invested in, committed to tri-county area
Ed Rabasco is a candidate for district attorney of Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties. Ed knows the counties that he seeks to serve because he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He was born here; he grew up here. Throughout his career, he has run a successful law practice here. Ed has represented […]