I am a veteran and an immigrant. I love this country, I love this state. But our healthcare system? It’s completely broken. I grew up in Uganda, and during political upheaval there, I lost both my parents and one of my sisters. I had family here in Maine, and moved when I was 22. I […]
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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Ellen Field: Support for pandemic relief package
I’m sure that most people who follow politics through newspapers and television news programs which employ fact checkers are aware that not one Republican voted in favor of the bill that President Biden recently signed. In spite of this fact, apparently at least one Republican is trying to take credit for it. This pandemic relief […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets
It is a startling fact, but a fact nevertheless, that we are living through the only time this country has ever tried democracy – one person, one vote. Which is to say, the 56 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed. Now, one party has decided democracy isn’t to its taste and is working to get rid of it.
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Roberta Brezinski: Finding light amid darkness
“Finding light in the darkness is a very American thing to do,” President Biden remarked in his March 11 speech. In it, he gave expression to the enormous losses we have suffered due to COVID-19. He updated us on the decisive actions being taken to combat the virus. There is a pathway to get back […]
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In rebuttal: Jan Cornelius-Knudsen: Community work has made Lewiston safer
In Mark LaFlamme’s column, “Street Talk: Roll up the windows, kids, we’re heading to Leeds” published March 8, he claims that Lewiston crime rates dropped because “drug peddlers moved into the rural areas.” His claim diminishes the role the community of Lewiston has had in targeting at-risk youth and reshaping its image. Two community organizations […]
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Cal Thomas: Tell the truth, Mr. President
A promise to tell the truth might imply that others (himself?) have been lying in the past. Why not just be truthful? Honesty is not only the best policy, it is a practice people don’t have to brag about if they have a record of veracity.
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Faye Brown: New Lewiston design is ‘dumbest logo ever’
I was born in Lewiston 74 years ago. I loved the city and all it had to offer as I grew up: wonderful places to shop and dine, and at Christmas to see Santa at Peck’s when I was a child, and later to bring my children to see Santa. The new honeycomb design is […]
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Fred Huntress Jr.: Poland woodlot sale would benefit conservation
Due to restrictions imposed on all of us by the COVID pandemic, Poland’s April 2 annual town meeting will be held by referendum. All residents were mailed a list of the 30 articles to be on the referendum ballot. Most of these articles were explained briefly, except for Article 29. That article is to authorize […]