I’m responding to Mark LaFlamme’s column “Long gone things we miss most,” Nov. 20. I enjoy his columns; this one sure took me down memory lane. Growing up in a rural area in the 1950s, getting to “The City” (Lewiston) was a rarity. On Saturdays, people could flag down a Greyhound Bus a quarter mile […]
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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Carl Sheline: ‘From all of us here in Lewiston, thank you so much’
This Thanksgiving, what follows our grief is gratitude. Gratitude for these letters of concern and sympathy that let us know that we are far from alone.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Rodney Abbott: West Paris school closure ‘a terribly disappointing development’
The closure of the Agnes Gray School in West Paris remains a terribly disappointing development. The school is the heart of the community. The administration of School Administrative District 17 has been far less than transparent about the process. To begin with, the school was allowed to go years without proper maintenance. Why? Then, on […]
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Fred Henderson: Harris and Trump
Kamala Harris is a good, decent, honest person. Mr. Trump got elected. Fred Henderson, Greenwood
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Joe Valecko: Entertainers threatening to leave Trump-led U.S.
Why should anyone care if an entertainer threatens to move out of the U.S. if Trump won the election? I would be happy to pack their bags and send them on their way. It is their choice and their opinion; big deal. These are mostly has-been entertainers who are no longer in the news or […]
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Clarence Page: Trump’s kakistocracy invites possible catastrophe
My guess is that the new currency of the term has much to do with Trump’s first wave of cabinet nominees for his second administration.
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Rich Lowry: The age of whispered conversations
Surveys show that Americans are now afraid of speaking their minds, and for good reason. Livelihoods and reputations can be destroyed by an ill-considered comment or social media post, so the vast majority of people keep their heads down, even if they are mystified or appalled by what they are witnessing.