It’s time for our elected officials to acknowledge immigrant essential workers with more than just words of thanks. As Congress debates passing further COVID relief packages, they need to include a pathway to citizenship and reunite families who have been kept apart by our inhuman immigration policies.
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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Froma Harrop: On the economy, Texas should not mess with California
As the pandemic draws to a close, California is sitting pretty with an operating budget surplus of $75 billion. This is the product of a surging economy and the collection of capital gains taxes. It would seem that a few rich Californians did not move to Texas after all.
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Ann Luther and David Madland: Unions and democracy go together
Some advocates and analysts have been suggesting a symbiotic link between strong unions and a vibrant democracy. Their argument is that union organizing is an important, if not essential, tool in building a vibrant democracy, and has been almost since our founding.
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Cal Thomas: Human nature and government checks
During the welcome reduction of COVID-19 cases and deaths, it was widely reported many people were refusing to go back to work, because for some, their unemployment and other government benefits were higher than their previous wages. It’s human nature.
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Andy Tasker: Republican politicians tearing U.S. apart for power
Republican politicians across the country are tearing our country apart in their bid for power. It’s not even power for themselves so much as to continue the power of the people who donate to them. Just how greedy does one need to be to sell out their own country and continue the control of the […]
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Renee Cote: Retain Maine’s beauty, reject power corridor
I thank Chelsea Washburn for her letter to the editor (“Legislators should back Mainers on power corridor,” July 1), which beautifully captures the meaning of “Maine: The Way Life Should Be.” The CMP corridor has nonpartisan opposition — Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated people are all part of the majority of Maine citizens who oppose it. […]
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: Evermore efficiency
Almost from its start in 1906, the Department of Agriculture has pushed just one kind of efficiency: labor. The most common measure of labor efficiency is income per farmer, so the USDA has pushed factory farming to produce more income per farmer. But it comes at the expense of efficient use of land and machinery. Not to mention the quality of food.
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Arthur Harvey and Elizabeth O’Keefe: Holman for Hartford Selectboard
We support Lee Holman for Hartford Selectboard. She was first elected in 2003, after working on the budget and road committees. She moved here at age 19, born in Lewiston. Even though she is paid a pittance for the hours she puts in, she gives the job her all. If residents care about the smooth […]