There are people who want to use guns to kill many; we consider them evil or mentally ill. We will never be able to identify and affect all these people. There are people who want to kill others because of the color of their skin, and there are media stars who encourage this hatred. We […]
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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Rich Lowry: The blowhard-in-chief
If the country thought that it was getting a buttoned-up, by-the-books communicator after four wildly undisciplined years of Donald Trump, it knew nothing about Joseph R. Biden’s long career as Washington’s standout long-winded, seat-of-the-pants, poorly informed, and misleading talker.
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Armand Cyr: Energy price hikes particularly concerning for seniors
I hear a lot of news on the price of gas that is way too high, due to the Biden administration. This concerns our senior citizens greatly, being on a fixed income. Maine is a really cold-weather state, and so are many other states. My heating bill last year was $2,450, and this year it […]
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Linda Serafin: Brakey listens to old and young, tall and small
Eric Brakey listens to his constituents, even the youngest ones. When in the Maine Senate, Eric was famous for visiting classrooms to teach kids how Augusta works. During each lesson, Brakey would appoint students “legislators for the day,” take their ideas for new laws, and walk them through the full legislative process: from committee to […]
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Michael Boom: Join forces, stop bullying by rogue nations
The boundaries between human and humane are surely being tested in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Mass graves are being created in order to cover up genocide underway. Blackmail is the retaliation of choice for the evil-doers who are guilty as sin. These people are numb from the shoulders up when suffering is at […]
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Rep. Jon Connor: Poliquin fights for veterans, understands Lewiston’s needs
Before becoming a state representative, I served a full career in the U.S. Air Force. One of the first things you learn when you go to battle is making sure you know who has your back. As our congressman, Bruce Poliquin always had my back, along with all of my fellow service-members — and I […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: So much for the good guy with a gun
At this writing, the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive counts 17 mass shootings — 74 wounded, 13 killed — just since Uvalde. In America, trauma is now routine and tragedy everyday, and so they will remain until voters — the ultimate arbiters in what is still, albeit barely, a democracy — finally demand better.
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Luke Jensen: Lewiston ‘lucky’ to have Cloutier in Augusta
I write this letter in support of Kristen Cloutier in her campaign for state Legislature. Kristen is a common sense leader who puts aside partisan politics to fight for Lewiston and its residents. She has served Lewiston in many capacities, consistently keeping a mentality of common sense. When an issue arises, she educates herself and […]