A Chinese foreign ministry official recently tweeted a photo showing an Australian special operations soldier in Afghanistan holding a knife to the throat of a child.
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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Alzheimer’s Foundation sponsoring teen essay contest
NEW YORK — High school seniors impacted by Alzheimer’s disease can win up to $5,000 for college through the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) national Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship Essay Contest. Students can enter the contest by visiting alzfdn.org/scholarship. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 15, 2021. The contest is open to college-bound […]
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Gloria Buotte: Praise for column thanking teachers
This letter is in praise and gratitude for the Nov. 25 Fatuma Hussein guest column. I read it with complete agreement with her sentiments regarding our hard-working teachers. All of our lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 virus, but many of us do not have the extra burdensome workload endured by our educators and […]
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Community briefs for Friday, Dec. 11
Holiday pick-up meal being offered to Auburn residents AUBURN — Auburn’s Age-Friendly Community Committee, together with the Auburn Recreation Department and Auburn resident Matt Leonard, invite Auburn residents to have a “Special Christmas and New Year’s Meal.” The free pick-up meal of three finger rolls (chicken, egg, or ham), chips, a bismarck and water, will […]
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Winthrop High School lists first-quarter honors
WINTHROP — Winthrop High School has announced the first-quarter honor roll as follows: High Honors Seniors: Kerrigan Anuszewski, Jenna Buzzell, Hannah Duley, Colby Emery, Owen Foster, Rowan Goebel-Bain, Noah Grube, Landen Huff, Chase Keezer, Dana Lesko, Ella Michaud, Nathan Miller, Fisher Parker, Teresa Siniak. Juniors: Sarah Adam, Anna Berkes, John Ellis, Justin Ferguson, Eleanor Folsom, […]
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Bob Mennealy: Collins must live up to promises
It was refreshing to see in an otherwise nasty election cycle that a couple of Mainers, Bill Cohen and Jared Golden, could lift themselves out of the muck. First, Cohen endorsed Golden as clearly the best candidate, then Golden — a combat veteran — endorsed Trump’s plan to remove U.S. troops from the Afghan war. […]
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Emergency food, shelter program grants available for 2 counties
LEWISTON — United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer grants for Androscoggin and Oxford counties from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger. The grants will be administered by a local board comprised of area nonprofit leaders, […]
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Richard Whiting: Trump’s personal ATM machine
Trump’s personal ATM machine, i.e., his devoted followers, has moved on to post-election “donations,” allegedly for legal challenges to election results. However, of the $200-plus million slush fund raised since the election, only about $9 million has actually gone to that. To add insult to injury, only individual contributions in excess of $6,000 actually go […]
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Sevigny named diocese’s Hispanic Ministry director
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has appointed Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., as the Diocese of Portland’s new director of the Office of Hispanic Ministry, effective immediately. A Sanford native, Sevigny has served in the office since August. He succeeds Sr. Patricia Pora, RSM, who stepped down as director after more than a decade of […]