Now, as we slowly emerge from COVID-19, we can look at what will, what won’t, and what should change as we build a new normal. One thing that should change is food distribution. America’s food distribution systems don’t work nearly well enough. In a nutshell, they are too efficient, and they are too efficient because they are too specialized.
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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
George Howitt: Voter restrictions aren’t necessary
Former President Trump took a page out of a banana republic dictator’s playbook: If you lose an election, you declare it fraudulent and attempt an insurrection. The attempt failed. In a banana republic, the president would either succeed or be imprisoned. We sent our ex-president into exile with his government pension to Mar-a-Lago. Over 40 […]
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Clem Bechard: ‘Learn to coexist as one America’
Let’s see now — the border in chaos, and our grandkids’ future with trillion dollar expenditures. The latest is a commission looking into packing the Supreme Court. I, for the life of me, do not understand why everyone — I mean everyone — is not alarmed with all this. I am a Republican voter, so […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Ruth Oakley: CMP corridor would have ‘devastating implications’
Matthew Roy wrote to the editor (“NECEC ‘critical’ for economy, infrastructure,” March 27) soliciting support for the wildly unpopular Central Maine Power corridor. He cited financial gain for the city of Lewiston as the reason he feels CMP deserves our support. I totally disagree with his view. I think we can all appreciate our city’s […]
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Shirley Hager: Kudos to Golden for Wabanaki support
The Friends (Quaker) Committee on Maine Public Policy applauds Rep. Jared Golden for his statement of support for Tribal sovereignty. His willingness to call the current settlement act that restricts Wabanaki Tribes in Maine “problematic” and “increasingly unsustainable” is evidence of his character, courage and thoughtfulness as a leader. It also shows that he thoroughly […]
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William Smith: The Maine Legislature’s anti-business agenda
Anti-business politicians in the Maine Legislature are at it again, proposing laws to regulate faraway companies that, if applied to Maine’s own industries, would be devastating.
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Rep. Tom Skolfield: Agriculture critical to Maine’s economic success
Having recently celebrated National Agriculture Week, it is important we recognize our state’s farmers, producers and foresters who are critical to the success of our state’s natural resource economy. Today, Maine’s natural resource economy encompasses every part of the state, and has an economic impact of well over $10 billion. From large operations to mom-and-pop […]
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In rebuttal: John Meagher: CMP corridor ‘destructive’ to environment
By the time I finished reading David Griswold’s recent letter to the editor to the end (“Ads about corridor’s forest impact untrue,” April 10), I literally spit my coffee out, seeing that he is a licensed forester. He could not be more misguided in saying our western Maine forest would not be permanently impacted by […]
