AUBURN — The Fontaine Family real estate company has hired Auburn native Shelley Ham as referral agent. The Sabattus resident is an alumna of the University of Southern Maine and Husson University. Her previous roles span human resources management, health care, hospitality, administration, customer service, sales and banking. Ham is affiliated with organizations such as […]
Alex Lear
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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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In rebuttal: William LaRochelle: A different take on Catholic teachings
Despite being an ex-Catholic atheist, I’d like to reply to Constance Michaud’s letter (“Not all Catholics are true Christians,” Jan. 20), where she states that “the true Christian” is one who’s been spiritually reborn from God, a rebirth that can’t be earned. Michaud misunderstands, I’m afraid. The Catholic Church doesn’t teach that spiritual rebirth from […]
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Joan Villani: ‘Why is aborting a baby not called murder?’
In most states, if a criminal kills a pregnant woman, he is charged with two murders. So why is aborting a baby not called murder? Joan Villani, Lewiston
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Androscoggin Bank names new VP, government banking services officer
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank has named Christine Bishop as vice president, government banking services officer. The Gorham resident brings over 25 years of sales experience across various industries. Bishop has a strong background in banking and is dedicated to providing her clients with tools that assist them with their cash flow needs, collateralization, fraud prevention […]
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Recreational cannabis storefront launches in Carrabassett Valley
Store is the sixth in a chain owned by JAR Cannabis Co.
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Clarence Page: Where the Civil War never seems to end — our presidential campaigns
Nikki Haley’s apparent sensitivity around offending GOP voters who don’t want to be thought of as racists, combined with the continuing debate around Jan. 6 and what it meant, has me wondering how much we’ve really put the Civil War behind us.
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Rich Lowry: Joe Biden’s political death wish
Republicans will have to decide what to do on a border deal, perhaps sooner rather than later. But Biden is deciding to give Donald Trump an invaluable political gift every day.
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Austin Bay: Theater of panic repeat: Putin’s Russia threatens World War III and Alaska
January 2024: Russia threatens Latvia (a NATO nation) with retribution for confiscating a Russian-owned building that Russian spies used as a base of operation. Putin propagandist Margarita Simonyan warns a fight between Russia and NATO is imminent — in other words, World War III “in our lifetime.” Putin also issues a decree that includes claims on imperial Russian property in Alaska.