President Biden’s broken promise on not pardoning his son Hunter comes as no surprise to me. He lied to the American people for so long about the economy, open borders and blaming former President Trump for leaving him with a mess when he took office. So, just a few weeks before Hunter’s trial he pardons […]
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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Rudolph Ziehm: Revenge, chaos are Trump’s strongest motivations
It seems really obvious that our “fearless leader,” President-elect Donald Trump, thinks lowering people’s grocery bills is no priority. Revenge and chaos are his strongest motivations — that, or whatever his pal Elon Musk thinks is best. I hope Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung Un aren’t jealous. There’s only so much of Don to go […]
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Clarence Page: Elon takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
Will this era be remembered as the time when Donald Trump was president and Elon Musk ran the country?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Protecting the lives of murderers, but not babies
Pope Francis may praise Biden for his commutations, but will he issue anything approaching condemnation for the president’s refusal to defend the unborn who cannot defend themselves?
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Froma Harrop: Do you want Donald Trump to succeed or America?
Much of America has come a long distance, and not in a good way, to equating one man’s interests with America’s.
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Cal Thomas: Oh, Christmas tree!
When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of “green,” the kind that’s decorated with money.
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Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank names chief advancement officer
AUBURN — After a nationwide search with over 100 candidates, Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine has promoted Robin McCarthy to chief advancement officer. This position will guide the Development, Communications, and Government Affairs teams in advancing Good Shepherd Food Bank’s strategic initiatives to ensure that everyone in Maine is food secure. McCarthy, who joined […]