Lewiston Senate candidate Peggy Rotundo is an experienced and proven leader with a track record of delivering for all Mainers. She supports quality public education, accessible health care and affordable prescription medications, and safe housing. I’ve known Peggy for around 14 years through her service in the Legislature and her work in our community. […]
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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James McHugh: Vote Bishop for House 77 rep
Bonny Bishop is the best choice for state representative for House District 77, which includes Hartford, Canton, Peru, Mexico, Dixfield and part of Livermore. Bonny is a people person, and she is focused on helping improve the lives of all the residents of District 77. She would listen to the concerns of her constituents and […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: What did they do with their humanity?
One is tempted to say that in your response to last Friday morning’s attack on Paul Pelosi, many of you on the political right have hit rock bottom. But you lot have a knack for excavating depths that would make the Mole Man think twice, so let’s just content ourselves with saying that you’ve struck a new low.
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Rich Lowry: No, democracy is not on the ballot
If there were a literal referendum on democracy, it’d pass handily. As it is, though, no one is going to be convinced to vote for down-the-line Biden-supporting progressives, with all their fevered obsessions, because hypocritical, self-interested partisans say it’s what we owe to our republic.
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Robert Macdonald: Current reps should heed constituent criticism
“If you’re afraid to offend, you can’t be honest.” — Thomas Paine People who look around Lewiston will see the validity of this statement. Flunking public schools that have been sporadically closed over the past two years. Rising crime. Homelessness caused partly by out-of-staters. A retail district with little retail but plenty of nonprofit agencies. […]
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Denis Bergeron: Senate 20 candidate Sheats cares about her neighbors
My first awareness of Bettyann Sheats’ caring nature occurred through an older woman in my neighborhood who had a Bettyann sign on her lawn. When I asked her how she knew Bettyann she said she had stopped by to speak with her the other day. When Bettyann asked her what she needed, the woman told […]
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Robert Shaw: Brakey ‘turned his back on’ people of his district
Eric Brakey ran for Congress and lost. He ran for secretary of state and lost. He ran for U.S. Senate and lost in 2018, and moved to Texas. When he was in the Maine Senate he voted against the hourly wage raise for Maine workers bill. He voted against funding for school programs, funding for […]
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Thomas La Judice: Sorcek aims to make Mainers’ concerns heard
With inflation out of control and no real sign of relief at the gas pump, we must ask ourselves how predictions of record-breaking costs to heat our homes this winter and rising food costs will effect us all. There is only one candidate for State House representative in District 88 talking about the economy and […]
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Cal Thomas: Last man no longer standing
Lewis, also known as “Killer,” was preceded in death by Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. There is a classic picture of the four of them taken at Sun Studio in Memphis in December 1956. They were dubbed “The Million Dollar Quartet.”