The people have spoken. The majority of those who voted Nov. 5 have elected Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Sure, not everyone is happy, but this is democracy at work. Did the hot-aired, blowhard celebrities who promised if a certain outcome was attained leave the U.S.? Why would they? […]
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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Tom Fallon: Happy to have voted for Harris
I am happy to say that I voted for Kamala Harris for president during the recent election. I often referred to newspaper articles from the Lewiston Sun Journal to the New York Times, as well as television presentations in considering both presidential candidates during the campaign. I found Kamala Harris to be positive, energetic and […]
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Joel Olstein: A way to end the war in Gaza
The Sun Journal reports daily about the horrible civilian casualties in Lebanon and Gaza. But I believe the war would stop immediately if Hezbollah ceased firing rockets into Israel, and if Hamas would agree to release the remaining 100 hostages in Gaza. Joel Olstein, Auburn
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Lewiston-based promotional products distributor names new president
LEWISTON — Geiger, a family-owned and managed promotional products distributor, has named David Geiger its new president. In the company’s nearly 150-year history he will be the sixth president and the fifth from the Geiger family to lead the organization. “Geiger’s foundation is built on a legacy of family values and a commitment to our […]
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Cal Thomas: Democrats self-examine, but not the media
According to numbers compiled by the Media Research Center, coverage of Harris was 78% positive and only 22% negative, while the numbers for Trump were the reverse, 15% positive and 85% negative.
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Froma Harrop: Democrats need to cooperate only when that matters
Democrats should pick and choose their battles. They should cooperate on matters of mutual interest. Obstructing for obstruction’s sake would be bad for the party and bad for America.
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Clarence Page: Will Democrats learn from a humiliating loss?
The Democrats have a lot to learn from this defeat that should never have been, and the first lesson is to stop taking voters for granted.
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Joe Mailey: Will Trump play the Biden blame game?
Donald Trump did win the election and will become our 47th president of the United States; now let’s see what he does with it. Trump will be the commander-in-chief and should be expected to accept all responsibilities of that position and his actions. And this begs the questions of will he, once again, blame a […]