Kevin Landry’s guest column (“Time to move on from a cancerous past,” July 11) highlighted the significant discrimination and challenges that Franco Americans overcame as they assimilated in our country. This is a history that should not be forgotten for, as Winston Churchill once said, “those who fail to learn from history are condemned to […]
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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Rich Lowry: The left’s favorite dictatorship is under siege
There is a revolutionary movement afoot in Cuba, one that is courageous, inspiring and — one hopes — truly democratic. It is the ordinary people of Cuba attempting to vindicate their rights against the left’s favorite dictatorship.
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Alison Jacobs: Swimming, too, should be allowed in Lake Auburn
With respect to the July 11 article regarding Lake Auburn and its allowable uses (“Swimming, more town restrictions all part of debate over Lake Auburn’s future“), nobody will ever convince me that allowing motorboats on Lake Auburn is less evasive than allowing people and dogs to swim in the lake. Boats leak oil and gas, […]
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Carol Howard: Turn lights out on power corridor
How can Mainers trust the lowest ranking power utility for three years running — Central Maine Power — to operate the second-largest Maine’s largest infrastructure project in our state’s history? A survey conducted by Escalent of Michigan shows customers have less trust in CMP than in 139 of the largest utilities throughout the U.S. Yet […]
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Jesse Jackson: Time for a new ‘Good Neighbor Policy’
Biden has sensibly insisted that we must “build back better” at home and abroad. Our neighbors to the south in Latin America offer a clear opportunity to show that is true. Now more than ever, it is time for a new Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America.
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Rich Lowry: Republicans should abandon the bipartisan infrastructure deal
They have nothing to gain by blessing a portion of President Joe Biden’s spending plans, when an ungodly amount of money is going to go out the door regardless of whether they vote for a chunk of it or not.
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Austin Bay: Communist China’s calculated lies and calculated buys
China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats and opinion leaders — then, when a problem develops threatening Chinese Communist Party interests, use covert influence to stifle criticism or delay a response.
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Dr. Isabella Taylor: Paid family and medical leave is basic healthcare
Paid Family and Medical Leave is an investment in our people and our communities, and in our emotional, physical and mental health.