Nonprofit organizations in Lewiston and Wilton are among 44 receiving more than $140,000 in grants through Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Community Matters More program. Locally, Community Concepts of Lewiston is receiving $5,000; Literacy Volunteers — Androscoggin of Lewiston, $4,000; Western Maine Play Museum of Wilton, $3,000; and the Greater Androscoggin Human Society of Lewiston, $1,000. […]
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: No one cares about Joe Biden’s lawlessness
President Joe Biden has, once more, claimed to find astonishingly wide-ranging authority to forgive student loans hiding in minute places deep in the federal code.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: As Nebraska Goes, so could go Maine
Maine’s House recently narrowly voted to have the state join an interstate compact that would assign its Electoral College votes to whatever presidential candidate won the national popular vote. So far 16 states have joined the compact, which would go into effect only if the members have enough electoral votes to determine the outcome.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Randy Hotham: Martin a high-caliber candidate for state Senate
Senate District 19, represented by Lisa Keim, is losing its senator to term limits. The longtime chairperson of the Oxford County Republican Party, a man who has dedicated years to helping elect conservative Republican candidates to office, has finally put his hat in the ring. Joe Martin has accomplished so much in business during his […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Ellen Field: Republicans vs. Democrats on handling the economy
Some people think Republicans do better than Democrats with the U.S. economy. I’ve been doing some reading on that topic. Benjamin Fearnow of Newsweek wrote an article on Feb. 2, 2o21 titled “U.S. Jobs, Income, GDP growth ‘Startingly’ Higher under Democratic presidents.” A New York Times article by David Leonhardt states that “since 1933, the […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
UScellular names new retail area sales manager
PORTLAND — UScellular has named Dallas Phillips retail area sales manager for the company’s southern New England territory. Phillips is responsible for leading store associates in Auburn, Scarborough, South Paris, South Portland and Westbrook, as well as Keene, Concord and Belmont, New Hampshire. Phillips joined UScellular in 2014 as a store manager at the company’s […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Duane Dumont: Blame bad tree management, not CMP
I feel the letter published April 11 from Mark Wood regarding Central Maine Power’s tree trimming program is wrong. After reading this letter I drove down Route 202 from Leeds to Lewiston. First, I saw a healthy pine tree 20 inches in diameter, 30 feet from the road, that had fallen two storms ago, shutting […]
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Norm Gellatly: Winning presidential candidate needs a conscience
Thinking about the fall presidential election, politics per se should be of secondary consideration in this extremely important contest. What I feel should be of most significance is acknowledging the differences in the basic nature of the two candidates. If we voters let our conscience be our guide, I earnestly hope that the victor would […]