The altruism and courage seen throughout the pandemic and this election have shown that we can achieve a lot when we come together. So, let’s continue to strive together. Be patient with each other. Instill values in our children that embrace diversity and tolerance for one another — welcome education and wisdom in others. And confront our fear that comes with doing the right thing.
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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Poulin named National Merit Semifinalist
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy senior Rhayna Poulin has been named a 2021 National Merit Semifinalist, school Principal Rick Amero reports. Only 16,000 National Merit Semifinalists throughout the nation are recognized for their exceptional academic promise. National Semifinalists placed among the top scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking […]
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Loaves & Fishes mission increases during challenges of pandemic
SABATTUS — For a ministry with a sole mission of aiding people in crisis in the Sabattus area, Loaves & Fishes — operated by the Dominican Sisters, OP — has faced challenges during the pandemic. Located at the Sisters’ convent on Lisbon Road, Loaves & Fishes has provided food and clothing to those in need […]
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Well done news for Saturday, Feb. 6
Husson University announces area honors list students BANGOR — The following area students have been named to the fall 2020 honors list at Husson University. Students who make the list must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.59 during the period. Ashleigh […]
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Bigs, Littles to be virtually ‘in the stands’ at Super Bowl
LEWISTON — Bates College Big Brothers and Big Sisters and their Littles from Connors Elementary School will be fans “in the stands” at Super Bowl LV — albeit in photo cut-outs — representing Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine at the big game in Tampa on Sunday, Feb. 6. The project is part of a […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: It is different, being us
But it is different, being us. Because for as much as people pretend otherwise, the thing that most defines us as “Black” is not common skin tone nor even common ancestry. Rather, it is common experience – all of us having gone through some variation of the same old story of denial and denigration.
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: The triumph of ignorance
Today, ideologues on every side rely on ignorance, often building an entire ideology on one fact. Or worse, one factoid.
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Peg Hoffman: Change state tax code to strengthen economy
This year Maine lawmakers will have the opportunity to change our state tax code, to ensure we can recover from the pandemic and make our economy stronger for everyone. We need to return to fairness, where working families are not paying more taxes than wealthy Mainers; where large corporations — that have benefited the most […]
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Ellen Field: ‘Other Republicans’ are ‘stealing the party’
We know that QAnon, the Proud Boys, and other Trump followers believe everything Trump says, no matter how obviously false, but it’s still shocking to see a gang of domestic terrorists in MAGA hats (not antifa or BLM) trying to wreck the U.S. Capitol. Some of these “patriots” were trying to find and kill Nancy […]