Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who invokes her faith when it comes to “climate change,” recently claimed Catholic opinion about abortion goes back only a few hundred years and theologians have been divided over many centuries. This brought a rebuke from several Catholic prelates, who said the Catholic Catechism has remained consistent on human life since the first century.
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.
In rebuttal: Mark Wood: Life at conception is fact, not fiction
Elliott Epstein’s Rearview Mirror column (“Declining birth rates are unhealthy for hospitals and society,” May 22), was statistically instructive about this country’s declining birth rate, and the need to improve our immigration laws so jobs can be filled and our economy expanded. However, I found it troubling that Mr. Epstein used the common pro-choice misapprehension […]
Jan Phillips: Sheats offers ‘gold standard’ to state Senate
How fortunate Auburn is to have Bettyann Sheats running for the District 20 state Senate seat. Uniquely experienced in serving this community, Maine, and her country, Bettyann both listens and rolls up her sleeves to get things done. She would be ready on Day One to effectively fight for Auburn in Augusta. But Bettyann Sheats […]
Autumn Chapman: FDA shouldn’t withhold info on baby formula shortage
I write regarding the recent baby formula shortage and the article posted May 19 on the Food and Drug Administration’s response and rumors of the factories reopening. With supply and demand and recent shortages due to many factors, common products have been low in stock or not even restocked at all. With the case of […]
Austin Bay: America’s next wars: Lose one, hold one?
According to Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations … the current fleet of about 298 ships “is not sized to handle two simultaneous conflicts.” The Navy is “sized to fight one and keep a second adversary in check, but in terms of two all-out conflicts, we are not sized for that.”
Cal Thomas: The law and racism
Covering stories that show people at their worst while mostly ignoring them at their best is racism and contributes to negative stereotypes and perceptions. It would also help if more Republican leaders and conservatives were seen as denouncing racist ideology. I do.
Froma Harrop: Dress codes are about respect, not money
Dress standards for deluxe dining started collapsing decades ago, but the pandemic pounded them further. With the health crisis receding, high-end restaurants are looking for a reset by establishing (or restoring) rules for dress.
Hajna Nagy: Who’s really in the trap? How new regulations meant to save right whales are hurting Maine’s lobster industry
The lobster industry is Maine’s economic engine, supporting the men and women who fish as well as entire coastal communities. Imposing these restrictions limits their catch, not only taking away the opportunity for catch, but making it harder in the process.