I wholeheartedly support Bob McCarthy to represent Ward 2 on the Lewiston City Council. He is everything his opponent is not. Bob is a fifth-generation and lifelong resident of Lewiston. He has local business experience having been employed by the Sun Journal for 20 years in a managerial position. Bob continues to maintain his roots […]
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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John Blanchette: Sheline ‘has earned my vote’ for Lewiston mayor
I have been reading a great deal about the upcoming mayoral election — and I am excited by what I see Carl Sheline saying, both in print and on social media. I realize many people are skeptical — words are not actions. So I also look to what Carl has actively achieved here in Lewiston-Auburn […]
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Diane Grandmaison: Sheline a good fit for Lewiston seniors
Lewiston, the second largest city in Maine, will be voting for a new mayor on Nov. 2. We need a mayor who has vision to improve Lewiston’s image. As a senior, I will be supporting Carl Sheline for mayor for his work in the community, and his statement of inclusion of the large senior community […]
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Rudolph Ziehm: ‘A nation based on lies, dies’
We all heard about the “war on” Christmas, religion, the Second Amendment, etc., from Fox broadcasts (I won’t call it news). What about the “war on” truth being waged by the Fox network? I must say it has topped all the politicians, except maybe one, in successfully waging the battle. There are two types of […]
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Bob Stone: Hawes ‘a dynamic person of energy’ for Auburn
I would like to thank Ryan Hawes for his willingness to step up and get involved in Auburn politics. Ryan is running for the Ward 2 seat on the Auburn City Council. Ryan is a man of impeccable integrity and credentials. A United States Marine who served our country in Afghanistan, he currently is a […]
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Rich Lowry: National divorce is a poisonously stupid idea
The practical obstacles are insuperable, and the likely effects would be very unwelcome to its proponents. If an insufficient patriotism is one of the ills of contemporary America, then a national divorce would prescribe arsenic as a cure. It would burn down America to save America, or at least those parts of it considered salvageable.
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Cal Thomas: The Pandora papers
The Pandora Papers, “an expose of the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials and politicians,” writes CNN, could not have come at a better time for congressional “progressives” who are seeking to win over enough Democrats to pass the massive Biden-Pelosi $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, which is loaded with enough pork to infect the nation with financial trichinosis.