I write in response to the Sept. 21 article, “Police arrest suspect in weekend Sabattus hit-and-run that killed a local woman.” Five hundred sixty dollars. That’s all it takes for bail after someone kills another human being with his vehicle and drives away as though nothing happened. This is one of the most disgusting things […]
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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Jamie Beaulieu: Question 1 is undemocratic
Posing as an effort to protect public lands, Question 1 would do several very undemocratic things. It would overturn decisions made by the democratic body that approved construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect after consulting with environmental scientists to ensure it will offset greenhouse gas emissions resulting from fossil fuels power generation. It […]
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Froma Harrop: Republican excesses bring new hope to Democrats
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s massive victory in California’s recall election should spray some water on overheated predictions that Democrats will lose big in the 2022 midterm elections. And that’s not the only source of hope for the Democratic Party.
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Cal Thomas: The new Exodus
The real story is the slow but gaining-in-speed exodus from California to states with lower or no state taxes. This mass exit likely reduced the number of people who might have voted to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Kevin Landry: Follow data, make masks optional for kids
Our state and local leaders follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s own guidelines when it comes to policies regarding the use of masks for children in public places and schools. If masks are thought to be effective against a virus, then why hasn’t the CDC recommended them during the flu season? Maybe because […]
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Cindy Gallant: Many Mainers need Build Back Better plan
One year ago, my adult son suffered a series of strokes that left him unable to care for himself. Since his release from the hospital, he has lived with me and my elderly mother, and I have provided the round-the-clock care he now requires. It’s important to me for him to be at home, with […]
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Cal Thomas: You’ve got to be taught to love
We are all now considered members of cliques and groups that must be appeased, not individuals who are members of a union that must be preserved. We live in fear of offending anyone and being tarred with indelible stains of various -isms and -phobias. Who can safely describe what America means? Can anyone agree to a definition, or would they fear being attacked by others who have different ideas?