I was impressed with the bills Rep. Laurel Libby presented last year, especially the one (LD 1139) asking to allow one family advocate to be able to visit, care for, and advocate for a family’s loved ones in the extended care facilities during the COVID outbreak. We need her back in 2022 supporting Maine families. […]
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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In rebuttal: Dave Griffiths: Calling names without evidence fits Trump pattern
In a letter Jan. 15 (“President Biden ‘is not for Americans’“), Tom Hart called President Biden a liar and a thief. What lies? What did he steal? That fits the Trump pattern of calling people names (“low IQ!”) without evidence. Fox News and dark corners of the internet are to blame for such extremist propaganda […]
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Gregory D’Augustine: Bill would close contaminated sludge loopholes
The front page story Jan. 23 regarding the “forever chemicals” in the PFAS/PFOA family was interesting, but deficient in one important way. It failed to mention the fact that a public hearing was held Jan. 24 at the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature to discuss LD 1911. LD 1911 is a […]
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Cal Thomas: Mitch McConnell deconstructs President Biden
Too many of today’s “journalists” sound like shills for the Democratic Party, crafting their questions and writing their stories as if they are channeling that party’s talking points and worldview.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did their job for them in his deconstruction of recent remarks by the president. Polls show Biden voters are expressing buyer’s remorse. They can be expected to reverse course in November.
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Marti Howard: Rep. Libby ‘truly wants the best for Maine’
Rep. Laurel Libby is an upbeat, determined woman. Whenever I see her, she is smiling and has kind things to say. She’s a wife, mom, daughter, sister, nurse, business owner and, for the past year, our state representative. I also call her friend.I have never seen anyone who works as hard as Laurel does. She […]
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Lawrence Everett: ‘Corrupt political system’ could lead to society’s collapse
Recent polling shows a large proportion of the American people — Republicans, Democrats and independents — have no trust in our political system and its democracy. Whose fault is that? Politicians are quick to blame white supremacy, extremism, racism, Christians, pro life or just us the people. But who really is to blame? It is […]
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Cal Thomas: A rabbi, a terrorist, and the FBI
If people can’t feel safe in their houses of worship, schools and while walking down a street, then we have a problem that is deeper than terrorism and lawlessness. It is a problem of the spirit, which even government can’t reach or control.
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Saul Anuzis: Congress has surrendered America’s war on cancer
In their Build Back Better Act, congressional Democrats have betrayed President Biden’s promise. Embedded in this multi-trillion dollar package is a prescription drug price-fixing mechanism, whose effect will be to greatly reduce cancer research and thus hinder the discovery of new cancer treatments.