Houston, a blue city in a red state, may demonstrate the most common sense of all. If people need houses, build houses. It’s called “Housing First.” The other aspects of homelessness can be dealt with after you get people off the street.
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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Lewiston/Auburn native joins local law firm
LEWISTON — Grady Burns has joined the law firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott as an associate attorney. A lifelong member of the Lewiston-Auburn community and former Auburn city councilor, Burns is bringing his practice to Lewiston after spending several years at a large firm in Portland. He attended the University of Maine at Farmington […]
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Community college offers free summer trainings
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College is offering two free trainings starting this month. June 13 to Aug. 10: Refrigeration 608, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-6 p.m. Upon completion, students will be able to identify the components and explain the application and operation of the basic refrigeration […]
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Lewiston’s Assessing Department has new senior appraiser
LEWISTON — Ashley Faucher is the city’s new senior appraiser, having obtained her Certified Maine Assessor designation. “It’s a very difficult exam, and only a few people a year receive the certification,” Lewiston Chief Assessor William Healey said. “Ashley should be very proud. She has a bright future in the assessing field.” The eight-hour Certified […]
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Clarence Page: RIP Jim Brown — your legacy is mixed, yet memorable
Brown, who died last week at age 87, may well have been the greatest athlete to put on a football helmet, although in too many unfortunate instances, he was one of the most flawed.
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Mark Wood: Arrogance usurps truth with LD 535
L.D. 535 is a bill before the Maine Legislature, passing 7-4 out of committee with two legislators voting to pass the bill with an amendment, to allow 16- and 17-year-old teenagers to receive gender-changing hormonal therapy without parental consent. Determined to chip away at parental rights and childhood innocence, advocates of this bill believe this […]
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Alan Whitman: Another perspective on Lake Auburn’s problems
In his May 28 column (“Will Lake Auburn suffer the China Lake syndrome?“), Ben Lounsbury makes some of the best constructed points I have heard yet, against any further development in and around Lake Auburn. We have already seen Lake Auburn stressed to the point of near collapse, described in Ben’s column as the “China […]
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Norway Savings Bank receives Best Wellness Employer award
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank, for the fifth year in a row, has been recognized as a Best Wellness Employer. Wellness Workdays, a provider of corporate wellness programs, in collaboration with experts from the Harvard Medical School, bestowed the honor. The designation includes gold certification, the highest level achievable, and recognizes businesses and organizations committed […]