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 inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: For Trump: What might have been
As President Trump leaves office, he will have time, but perhaps not much time given that his enemies seek to destroy his businesses and his chance for running again for any office, to contemplate what went wrong.
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Posted inConnections
Live-streaming ‘Cliff’s Notes’ connects Catholics in western Maine
NORWAY — Fr. Ed Clifford, pastor of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Norway (St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Norway; Our Lady of Ransom Church, Mechanic Falls; St. Mary Church, Oxford) and St. Joseph Parish in Bridgton (St. Joseph Church, Bridgton; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Fryeburg), and Jodi Roma, administrative assistant for the parishes, sit […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Dr. Louis Talarico, II: Gauvin, Trump should both be fired
Maine Capitol Police Chief Russ Gauvin apologizing and removing his personal social media postings in which he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, questioning the results of the November presidential election, mocking the use of mask-wearing as a way of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggesting that the public being advised by the CDC and […]
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‘Junior Duck Stamp Challenge’ open for grades K to 12
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon is collaborating with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the 27th annual Federal Junior Duck Stamp Challenge. The organization looks for Maine students to submit creative, innovative waterfowl art. Students will be able to submit an entry of approved waterfowl art into the competition. Designs are judged in four grade categories: […]
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George Howitt: U.S. must accept legitimacy of election
Let us make no mistake about it: President Donald Trump is responsible for inciting the evil in his lunatic fringe that morphed into a mob that assaulted the citadel of democracy around the world. Trump has been impeached, and he must be convicted. He must be relegated to the ash heap of history. The Republican […]
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Community briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 19
College transition course begins this week TURNER — SAD 52 Adult Education and Lewiston Adult Education have teamed up again to offer their college transition program. The LER 115 Transition to College course was to be done in partnership with Central Maine Community College and held remotely starting Tuesday, Jan. 19. The class meets online […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: But he wasn’t Black
Trump leaves behind him an America in chaos, divisions deeper than living eyes have ever seen. But he was not Black. So one presumes you’re satisfied.
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Sen. Richard Bennett and Rep. Nicole Grohoski: Kick Hydro-Quebec out of Maine’s elections
Hydro-Quebec’s main mission isn’t to save our environment from global warming. In fact, six of its reservoirs are ranked in the top quarter of the world’s biggest carbon emitting hydro facilities. Rather, Hydro-Quebec’s mission is to double profits by 2030, and selling its existing power to New England markets at an inflated rate is a key component of its plan.
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Rich Lowry: The Flight 93 Post-Election
President Donald Trump finally did what the foremost metaphor associated with his political rise would have suggested – he plowed his plane into the ground.