Humanity is running out of time to prevent the irreversible impacts of climate change. Unprecedented forest fires, drought and floods are already commonplace. Climate change is taking its toll on the economy, public health and safety. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), annual occurrence of the billion-dollar weather/climate disasters in the US […]
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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Bob Eaton: Mills should back Wabanaki sovereignty bill
The members of Durham Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) have a deep concern for the sovereignty of the Wabanaki people of Maine. Our commitment to social justice and equality are central to our beliefs and to our support of the civil rights of Maine’s Native people. Sovereignty was taken from Maine’s tribes by the 1980 […]
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Rich Lowry: The high-water mark of Biden-era progressivism
It dominates the media, academia and almost all the rest of elite culture. At the same time, Democrats still control the elected branches of government in Washington. But a growing backlash against progressive excess has found expression in two notable acts of Democratic defiance.
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Cal Thomas: Building the wall back better
More than $100 million of taxpayer money was spent on materials intended for the border wall during the Trump administration. They should be made available to Gov. Abbott, but the Biden administration won’t allow it. President Biden canceled contracts for its construction after entering office last January.
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John Nutting: Saddened by ‘QAnon quackery’ theories
My vaccinated aunt recently fell and broke her leg. She had to wait in agony for 19 hours at a Maine hospital before they could operate. Why? Because 100% of ICU beds were full of non-vaccinated patients, who are adversely affecting the health care of the vaccinated. I am saddened at all the “QAnon quackery” […]
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Arthur Roy: Social Security not enough to meet many elders’ needs
Since moving where I live now I have been helping any senior citizen who needs it. Many who are living on Social Security — plus myself — can’t understand why, when they pass on, they get $255 for burial, although the cost now is from $8,000 to $9,000. Living on Social Security is hard enough […]
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Rich Lowry: No, inflation is not a corporate conspiracy
All the hokum about the causes of inflation is basically a confession of impotence. If the Biden administration had a good story to tell about how it’s fixing inflation, it wouldn’t need to create cartoon villains.