Kamala Harris is the single best argument for Democrats trying to prop up Joe Biden no matter what. She has been a disaster as vice president, even as she’s done nothing particularly noteworthy either good or bad. She’s simply a political black hole, whose abysmal ratings reflect not just Biden’s troubles but her own profound, inherent flaws as a political figure.
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Everybody plays the fool
Donald Trump doesn’t love you. He is a con man from Queens who cares about nothing that doesn’t line his pockets or fatten his ego. Hundreds of you are now imprisoned or facing indictment because of him. And he’s taken you for a quarter of a billion dollars, besides. But sure, you go right on believing in him. Everybody plays the fool.
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Faith Barker: Elect Sheats to Maine Senate
I am happy to support candidate Bettyann Sheats for Maine Senate. Bettyann has been an active member of our community for 30 years, including serving four years in the State House. She has a history of involvement in many programs that have benefited Maine residents, such as the Public Transit Advisory Council, St. Mary’s Food […]
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David Oshansky: Influx of refugees can be tough on already-stressed cities
In Lewiston in 2002, Mayor Larry Raymond was facing increasing financial problems within his city due to the unexpected influx of refugees. Raymond asked the Somalis to “reduce the stress on our limited finances” and stop moving to his city. Raymond was then branded as a racist. In Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2011, Mayor […]
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Norm Gellatly: Exploring conditions that could lead to mass shootings
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio very recently expressed, publicly anyway, a general unawareness of why mass shootings continue to happen. Like most complicated matters, and this is clearly one, I think there are several contributing factors that may induce a male, often young, to become so anti-social that he kills fellow human beings. In brief, […]
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John Reeder: Ten Commandments offer a preferable moral code
Before we became so enamored with science we believed that miracles were unexplained events that God had a hand in. We used to worship at the altar of Christ, who gave us the 10 Commandments, a moral compass-code to live by. We now worship at the altar of science, whose moral code is corporate profit. […]
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Cal Thomas: Sticks, stones and worse
While many Democrats (and the two Republicans) on the House January 6 committee blame former president Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot, they are curiously unconcerned about the rhetoric of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others within their own party.
