The plan of action? Inaction in the face of Tehran’s calculated violence is more apt. Team Obama-Biden failed to penalize the Iranian regime’s covert and overt violent troublemaking, a grievous flaw given Iran’s violent behavior worldwide.
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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Cal Thomas: Democrats need a day of atonement
With the creation of June 19th (“Juneteenth”) as a federal holiday, Democrats have one more claim to be the party of civil rights and equal opportunity for African Americans, though most Republicans also voted for the holiday. That claim has been promoted for decades by a compliant media, academia and high-profile politicians, but the facts say otherwise.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Marc Jalbert: ‘Calm the insanity’ of too many TV ads
I’d like to talk about TV commercials. We all know that commercials are a necessary evil that most of us detest. That said, the mute button is my salvation. What I just can’t fathom is advertisers’/networks’ obsession with the bombardment method they impose on us constantly. An ad, with another ad, and then a repeat […]
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Safiya Khalid: American Jobs Plan would make Lewiston safer
As a nonprofit employee and Lewiston City Council member, I am excited about the proposed federal infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan, because it will really transform our communities for the better. I am particularly excited about plans to increase funding for Brownfield redevelopment, because in Lewiston we have many old industrial buildings with incredible […]
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Steve Bien: Critical race theory provides legal canon analysis
It is a shame that Gardiner school administrators caved so easily to accusations that their English Advanced Placement curriculum was, heaven forbid, teaching critical race theory. In fact, thanks to misleading edicts and legislation all over the U.S., educators are similarly being warned off teaching almost anything having to do with race. Critical race theory, […]
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Rev. Don Mayberry: Measuring statistics, not politics
As we return to some normalcy after 15 months of pandemic living, I see some things that I am grateful for. We grieve for those who have lost loved ones due to this virus. It has been a difficult period with lots of sacrifices made by all of us. I have felt the frustration. I […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: The right to bear arms does not extend to Black people
If it did, would the NRA — that vigilant defender of gun rights — have kept silent when a John Crawford III or a Tamir Rice, the one a man legally carrying a firearm, the other a boy legally playing with a toy gun, were executed by police?