Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill, passed by the Republican-majority legislature, that revokes a special tax exemption and other privileges for Walt Disney World in Orlando.
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Coley Coyne: White attackers of Black man should have been prosecuted
The April 22 paper contained an article about a Black man, Malik Hollis, who was attacked by four whites with pipes, baseball bats and a baton (“Federal appeals court upholds ruling allowing a prosecutor to dismiss a juror of color“). He was called racial slurs and threatened with death. None of the white men were […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Charles Thurston: ‘Brakey puts the Constitution first’
As a veteran, I am supporting Eric Brakey for Maine Senate. Why? I swore an oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution. To this day, I take that seriously. Every elected politician swears that same oath, but most act like it is a mere formality. Once they get into office, they forget our Bill […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Free at last (until the next time)
This is what freedom looks like: If you want to wear a mask, wear one. If you don’t want to wear a mask, don’t wear one.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jamie Miller: Advocacy from the Children’s Advocacy Center lens
Children’s Advocacy Centers offer a multidisciplinary team of professionals who work collaboratively to reduce the impact and trauma that a child and family might experience following a disclosure of abuse.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Democrats should challenge Republicans to climb
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s triumph was to cut through the hail of idiocy with an implicit reminder that the moral high ground is held, not by those who objectify and thingify, who demonize, marginalize, scapegoat and fearmonger, but by those whose compassion isn’t bound by tribe, those whose hearts dwell with “the least of these,” those who build bridges in place of walls.
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Austin Bay: Putin funds fake protests, rattles nukes
On Feb. 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin played drama king and put Russian nuclear forces on high alert. His war in Ukraine already failing, Vlad added nuclear pucker factor. Translation into emotional propaganda: world beware, or I’ll start Armageddon.