If the Department of Environmental Protection knocks on people’s doors asking to test their water for PFAS contamination, people should let them in. PFAS are the toxic “forever” chemicals that one can’t see, taste, or smell, but can cause cancers, liver and kidney disorders and more. Last week, DEP announced that it is launching a […]
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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Rep. Joshua Morris: More health care workers are needed, not less
I believe that the COVID vaccine is a positive development, and I also believe that people should be able to choose what they put in their bodies. I also am stunned at the speed at which frontline workers went from COVID-fighting heroes to people worthy of attack simply because they don’t want to take the COVID vaccine.
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Marc Jalbert: Manchin, Sinema are detractors, ignore constituency
Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema strike me as the ultimate detractors. First of all, they are acting as the sole intellectuals with having all the answers. All I see are two people who somehow have been gifted with all the answers about what should/can and shouldn’t/cannot be done. They’re like a lot of politicians […]
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John Patrick: Build Back Better Act benefits working-class Mainers
During my time in the Maine Legislature, I always did what was best for working-class Mainers, especially those in Oxford County. That’s why I support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act that is making its way through Congress. Now, I know some folks are upset that the package isn’t going to look exactly like what […]
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Cal Thomas: Free stuff isn’t free
Once we celebrated and encouraged success. Now we subsidize mediocrity and failure. We are then surprised we are getting more of the latter and less of the former. Do your homework. Don’t be manipulated by the language used by politicians and TV ads promising free stuff.
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Austin Bay: Part 1: Consequences of America losing a war to China
It is foolish to believe an intense war involving China and the U.S. would be confined to the Taiwan Strait and end with Taiwan’s loss. In the scenario, missiles hit regional U.S. bases — meaning Japan, South Korea, Guam, perhaps Australia, Singapore and Hawaii.
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John Farina: Medicare should negotiate lower drug prices
I am writing to speak up in favor of allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. I am a retired pharmacist, and I worked at the Togus VA for 33 years. During that period, I participated in drafting the pharmacy budget. The Veterans Administration system has been negotiating drug prices with the pharmaceutical companies […]
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Kevin Landry: Public dissent a right of all Americans
An Oct. 7 Sun Journal headline read, “Faced with growing ire from extremists, school boards searching for federal help.” During public comment at the Oct. 4 RSU 16 board of directors meeting, some citizens spoke in opposition to the district’s mask policy. But the article zeroed in on one woman who spoke against masking children […]
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Froma Harrop: Online women have to be tough, starting as teens
Anyone on social media, or a simple email account, can be subjected to bullying and cruel comments, many of them anonymously sent by cowards. Women are favored targets for crude remarks.
That’s a simple given of the digital age. Teenage girls would be advised to reassess what apps they use. Meanwhile, all sensitive women who insist on living online must toughen up. Adolescence would be the right place to start.