Here’s a look at the New England Patriots’ long road to becoming 6-time champions, and the Mainers who’ve cheered them on along the way, curated from our newspaper archives.
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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A century of Mainers in the Winter Olympics
Here’s a retrospective on 5 past Maine Olympians, curated from our newspaper archives.
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Rita Pello keeps good things happening in Augusta | Letter
Augusta, we deserve good things. That is why I urge you to reelect Rita Pello as an at-large member of the Board of Education. During her term, she has supported alternate pathways to education, district-wide technological integration and equal access to services across neighborhood elementary schools. Our schools benefit from Rita’s understanding of educational systems. […]
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Wyatt Beaulieu is committed to addressing Augusta’s concerns | Letter
As an Augusta taxpayer for 60-plus years, I am most concerned about the cost of property taxes and the condition of streets in Augusta, especially downtown. It used to be safe to walk there, but no longer with the aggressive panhandling, drugs and crime. As a result, I will be voting for a City Council […]
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Things to know about dangerous rip currents and how swimmers caught in one can escape
Rip currents, one of the coast’s greatest dangers, account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this week.
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Letter: Surgery, hormone therapy don’t change physical wiring
Boys and men are wired at birth to have a larger frame and more muscle tissue than girls and women. Males have a higher weight requirement and a higher calorie intake need. Males are programmed to have higher bone density and more upper body strength than females, just to mention a few. Even though an […]
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Letter: Downsize government, but allow important work to continue
When I was in college, I had a summer internship at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., where I saw firsthand how inefficient, unwieldy and bloated federal bureaucracies can be. Many of my co-workers didn’t seem to have enough to do; marginally competent employees were passed from office to office and resources were […]
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Letter: America is being lost to an oligarchy
The entire controversy exemplified in the Rep. Laurel Libby issue is a symptom of the chaos and diversion tactics of Trumpism that are displacing the real issues America should be focusing on. As David Brooks wrote in a Feb. 13 New York Times opinion piece, “Here’s the essence of Trumpism: It’s to be blithely unconcerned […]
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Letter: Congressional Republicans need to stand up to Trump
Many thought that the warnings about a second Donald Trump administration were unwarranted. Many Trump voters surely thought so. Now, as the administration is siding with Russia in the Ukraine war, alienating our longtime European and Canadian allies, gutting innumerable federal agencies with a meat ax, threatening to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, all […]
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Letter: Laurel Libby stands up for common sense
As a resident of House District 90, I would like to thank my state representative, Laurel Libby, for standing up for common sense. It’s vital for girls and young women to be treated fairly in sports and in life. I’m grateful we have a brave representative who will stand up for women’s rights. Connie Sorcek […]