L.D. 2097 is a bill that would authorize and fund the hire of case aides — to lighten the load of caseworkers around the state by delivering documents, driving children to appointments, supervising kiddos in the office or hotels rooms overnight. When making the best of imperfect situations (in this case, an imperfect hiring situation), L.D. 2097 makes sense to me.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: The misuse of religion
Christian Nationalists’ desire to make us a “Christian nation” could make us look a lot like Russia. There may lie a path to the death of democracy.
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William LaRochelle: Trump is ‘a clear and present danger to the whole free world’
Cassidy Hutchinson, former White House aide for Donald Trump, who testified against him at the hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, recently stated: “Policy is important, but, especially in this period in American history, character takes (precedence) over policy positions.” Now ponder this evil advice the infamous […]
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Susan Fesenmaier: ‘Let’s put our energy toward solutions, not lies’
I decided to check out Truth Social, and I wondered how anyone could believe the stuff posted on there. I know there are many things happening in this world that I know nothing about. But believing what comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth is a no-brainer. He is a bully who often makes things up […]
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Cal Thomas: A taxing time
We must drive a stake in the blood-sucking government’s heart, or we will end up driving one in ourselves, and the country we have known and loved will be no more.
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Froma Harrop: Did legalized abortion lead to lower crime rates?
The abortion discussion should rightfully go beyond a woman’s right to control her body.
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Bates College professor awarded Maine’s Public Humanities Prize
LEWISTON — Myron Beasley, a Bates College professor, is one of two 2024 recipients of the Maine Humanities Council’s Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities Prize. Maya Williams, Portland’s seventh poet laureate, is the other winner. Beasley, associate professor of American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies, is being recognized for his innovative leadership in conversations […]
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Lewiston gift shop celebrates 10-year milestone
LEWISTON — The EllieAnna Gift Shop is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at 785 Main St. The celebration runs from Friday to Sunday with various promotions.