Night Sky Snowshoe Tour with Northern Skies Planetarium DALLAS PLANTATION — John Meader, owner of the Northern Skies Planetarium, will lead a night snowshoe at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center, 524 Saddleback Mountain Road. Since 1987 the Northern Skies Planetarium has traveled across Maine schools and libraries educating children […]
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
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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Froma Harrop: Goodbye, Keystone XL pipeline. You’re not needed
The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline had its day. Fortunately, it never advanced much beyond debate. It is dead – this time, we expect, for good.
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In rebuttal: Dave Griffiths: ‘Trump doctrine’ breeds division
Responding to my friend George Mathews’ defense of Trump (“Trump’s promises made were promises kept,” Jan. 28): He did not build the wall. Tax cuts for all? Sure, if “all” means rich folks. I didn’t get one. Trump defended the Bill of Rights? He attacked the press as the “enemy of the people” and called […]
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Joan Villani: Biden’s executive orders undo Trump’s work
President Biden has signed more executive orders than the last five presidents combined: 25 so far. Most of them are to undo former President Trump’s achievements. I call this “vindictive abuse of power.” Here are just a few examples: * Stopping the border wall, losing jobs. What is he thinking? * Putting a stop to […]
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John Tetreault: Where are Lewiston’s vaccinations?
Why is it that Lewiston, the second largest city in Maine, has no COVID-19 vaccinations — while Brunswick, Bangor, Augusta and others are administrating the shots as I write this on Feb. 1? John Tetreault, Lewiston
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Virtual statewide Arts Education Advocacy Day to be held Feb. 17
AUGUSTA — All Maine residents will have a chance to attend Arts Education Advocacy Day this year. Normally held at the Augusta State House, but canceled last spring due to the pandemic, Advocacy Day will be presented virtually from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17. Organized by the Maine Alliance for Arts Education and […]
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Cal Thomas: Biden: A liberal wolf in moderate sheep’s clothing
Biden has reverted to an old and meaningless excuse when he says he doesn’t want to “impose” his faith on others. The question then becomes why have a faith at all, if he won’t apply what his church teaches as truth? How is Biden different from a person who is about to witness a murder but doesn’t try to stop it, or call the police, because he doesn’t want to impose his moral views about the value of life on a man about to commit an illegal and immoral act?
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Thomas Shields: U.S. will ‘suffer the consequences’ under Biden
President Biden talks one way and does the opposite. His speeches spoke of unity. In his first day in office he immediately canceled 15 executive orders made by President Trump. Did he think of these all by himself? What kind of unity is encouraged by these sledgehammer actions? No discussion on what is good for […]