The soon-to-expire Biden administration is behaving as if an invading foreign power is about to take over and the house must be burned down to keep the “invaders” from succeeding.
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 inLetters, Opinion
Jim Wellehan: America’s democracy is severely threatened
Laurel Libby was on Dec. 14’s front page (“Maine sued over new voter-approved campaign finance limits“) for supporting a move to overturn a law backed by a strong majority of Maine’s voters (some 600,000) to outlaw contributions of more than $5,000 to political causes. Clearly, this shows a valuation of money’s terrible dominance in politics. […]
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In rebuttal: Dave Griffiths: ‘Whatever happened to civilized disagreement?’
Anyone wondering why this country is more divided than even the misbegotten America First days before World War II should read Rich Hatch’s letter (“Blame lack of role models and no societal standards,” Nov. 30). He says liberals are “hypocrites for belittling anyone who doesn’t believe what they tell them to believe.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump […]
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Rich Lowry: The Musk factor
Elon Musk brings a boundless optimism and can-do verve to the effort, and he’s a healthy new ingredient to Trump’s populist mix.
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Ellen Field: Trump is choosing worst people to run U.S.
Regarding Donald Trump’s bragging about raising tariffs on goods coming into this country: if other countries have to pay high tariffs, then they will raise their prices for American consumers. Regarding “government waste” and the need for cuts in in our Social Security: people’s taxes don’t pay for social security. Retirees are paid through all […]
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Alex Lear: The Hatfields and the holidays: A love letter
The holidays for me are bittersweet. They’re so busy that I can’t get around to enjoying them until they’re past. As my great-grandfather Clifford Hatfield missed his original family, I miss those who’ve passed me by.
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Austin Bay: Will post-Assad Syria acquire a neo-Ottoman Turkish yoke?
In late summer 2012, Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab denounced his boss, dictator Bashar al-Assad, and fled to Jordan. Hijab also pledged allegiance to what diplomats called “the anti-Assad rebellion,” a jumble of ethnic, religious and political groups that actually reflected the fragmented Levantine demographics that breed friction when Syria supposedly experiences peace. When asked […]