Rumford board announces May plant sale RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society Board of Directors has announced the annual spring plant sale, with seedlings from Nghia Ha’s greenhouse, will be available for purchase at 11 5th St., Mexico, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23. However, it is the […]
Alex Lear
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Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Marilyn Stevens: LePage belongs in Florida
Please say it isn’t so. Paul LePage running for governor again? I barely survived four years of Trump’s bluster, buffoonery, bumbling, and bamboozlement. I simply cannot go through the same thing again. So I ask Mr. LePage to please move back to Florida, where I’m sure he would be more welcome. Marilyn Stevens, Lewiston
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MaineTransNet and Outright L/A form partnership
AUBURN — Outright Lewiston-Auburn and the Maine Transgender Network have announced the next phase in their relationship as organizations. MaineTransNet is serving as Outright L/A’s new fiscal sponsor, formalizing a long-standing programmatic partnership aimed at serving transgender youth. Under the new relationship, MaineTransNet acts as a financial home for Outright L/A, managing the program’s resources, […]
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Give back, help hunger relief with outdoor recreation
NORWAY — The Maine West initiative is challenging people across the Oxford Hills, greater Bethel and River Valley areas to earn cash rewards for local food pantries by getting outside for healthy activities during the upcoming school vacation week. Starting Friday, Feb. 12, people can sign up for the Second Nature Adventure Challenge and start […]
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St. Dom’s fifth graders send care packages to hospice patients, families
LEWISTON — After learning about hospice care from Dr. Shauna McElrath, a specialist in palliative care for Central Maine Healthcare, the fifth graders at Saint Dominic Academy decided to lend a helping hand to the mission of caring for people experiencing advanced, life-limiting illnesses. “Last year, we were able to have Dr. McElrath come in […]
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Rich Lowry: Are the classics racist?
The critique of classics as stultifying and privileged isn’t new, but in the woke era this attack is more potent than ever and has a better chance of demolishing a foundation of Western education.
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Well done news for Wednesday, Feb. 10
UMaine at Fort Kent, Ithaca College, College of the Holy Cross, Susquehanna University and University of New Hampshire name honor students and graduates.
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Patricia Bernard: ‘Hate Trump at all costs’ mentality hurts all
The Democrats are gung-ho to impeach President Trump. Since there is some dispute about whether they can convict a former president, I guess that still makes him president? They claim he incited the attack on the Capitol. Extremist fringe groups have been operating for decades; nobody controls them. The Democrats and media have been bullying […]
