Europe uses taxation, but the American way mixes market and government incentive. That is happening with subsidies for solar and wind. Higher fuel prices can speed it up.
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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Stanzel returns to Allied Physical Therapy team
FARMINGTON — Kathi Stanzel has returned to Allied Physical Therapy. She had worked there first as an aide, and then as a physical therapist. Stanzel said she is “thrilled to return to a family-owned practice that supports community wellness, teamwork, and patient centered care,” according to a news release from Allied Physical Therapy. “Kathi is […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Is America a racist country?
There is not a single American field of endeavor — journalism, pro football, real estate, banking, politics, health, you name it — that is free of racial discrimination.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Durham’s righteous investigation
The latest from Special Counsel John Durham is that a tech executive connected to the Clinton campaign mined internet contacts between Russia and the entities connected to Donald Trump in a search for material to try to, as Durham put it in a court filing last week, “establish ‘an inference’ and ‘narrative’ tying then-candidate Trump to Russia.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Porter: America a constitutional republic, not democracy
I’ve read a lot of letters writing about democracy lately, even one stating that America’s “experiment with democracy is failing.” Well, I say, good. America is not a democracy; it’s a constitutional republic that practices democracy to elect our representation in Congress, not our overlords. Democracies have been failing since the Roman era, as they […]
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Gil Steward: People must look both ways when crossing street
As I sat on the computer Feb. 9 at 10:30 a.m., what did I hear on the scanner? Yes, another car versus pedestrian on Blake Street in Lewiston. This happens way too much and too often in our city. I realize that a pedestrian has the right of way in a crosswalk — if this […]
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Austin Bay: The strategic costs of Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian corruption
Hunter Biden’s blatant corruption and hypocrisy had and still have real world strategic and national security costs. If defending Ukraine is a U.S. security interest, American participation in corruption undermines our security efforts. Hunter Biden was hindering Ukraine’s warfighting and corruption-fighting effort.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Amran Osman: End flavored tobacco sales in Maine
According to a recent survey, nearly two-thirds of Maine voters say they support a law ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in our state. The poll also revealed that 76% of those surveyed are concerned with Maine kids becoming addicted to tobacco products. The concern is valid. A staggering 30% of high school students […]