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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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
St. Dom’s students create warm blankets for shelter pets
AUBURN — “Every year, these activities are part of the reason I love working at St. Dom’s and some of my fondest memories with my students,” said Jamie Ouellette, seventh-grade teacher at Saint Dominic Academy. Staff and students renew a commitment each day to celebrating faith, academic excellence and kindness. “We discussed how we can […]
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Community briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 13
Lewiston VFW post to meet on Oct. 20 LEWISTON — The James B. Longley-Normand Dion Post 9150, VFW, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Lewiston Armory seniors room. Everyone will be required to wear a mask, and social distancing will take place. Norway center offers free drive-thru community dinner NORWAY […]
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Political cartoon for Tuesday, Oct. 13
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Special Bible study program to be offered through Zoom
RANGELEY — All are welcome to sign up for a special Bible study program in November that will help participants spiritually prepare for Advent and Christmas. Facilitated by Fr. Anthony Kuzia, CM, pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish (Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Oquossoc; St. Luke Church, Rangeley; St. John Church, Stratton; […]
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Jim Benson: Sen. Collins should denounce abortion
Sen. Collins will have a better chance of being reelected if she denounces abortion. Proverbs 6:17 states God hates the shedding of innocent blood. What is more innocent than an unborn child in the mother’s womb? Life does not begin at heartbeat, but at conception. Jeremiah 1:5 states that being a baby killer goes against […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Mary Hughes: One person, one vote
People should vote their conscience, and choose the one person they believe will represent them and stand for their values. This is the best, most effective way for our voting process. Do people really want the candidate that comes in second place to win? Ranked-choice voting allows this possibility when a majority is not met. […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Melody Fitch: Elevating voices of survivors during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year is unlike any that has come before in over four decades in our work to end domestic abuse and violence. Along with everyone else in our communities, we were stunned by the overwhelming power of a virus to instantly impact and cause us to focus our efforts […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Wayne Whitney: Maine can do better than Sen. Collins
Susan Collins takes credit for every ship built at BIW, but when the chips are down she’s AWOL. BIW lost its last two contract bids, the $5.58 billion bid to build Navy frigates and the $936 million bid to build an Arleigh Burke destroyer. President Trump intervened in the frigate bid, directing that it go […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
John Rosenwald: Will vote again for Jan Collins
I support Jan Collins as a candidate for state Senate District 17. In 2018, I followed the race between her and Russell Black, attending numerous presentations by both candidates. Mr. Black was civil and approachable, but his legislative record disturbs me. Three times he approved tax cuts for wealthy Mainers, yet he voted against increasing […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Cal Thomas: The Hispanic vote
MIAMI — Hispanics are 60% of the population of Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census. In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won Hispanic votes here by a margin of about 290,000, which was not enough to win the state for her. An NBC News/Marist poll last month showed President Trump with a 50% to […]
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