Alan Caron – Page 12 – The Portland Press Herald

Alan Caron: Facts about illegal aliens might change ideas about where to put that wall

It turns out that Mexico is not our biggest contributor.

by Alan Caron February 7, 2016February 8, 2016

Fortunately, that will only happen if both Trump and Sanders win their party’s nomination, which is still highly unlikely.

by Alan Caron January 31, 2016January 30, 2016

Most of his supporters like his talk, but his skipping the debate has the whiff of cowardice.

by Alan Caron January 24, 2016January 23, 2016

This election isn’t about who’s running for office; it’s about the social changes that are making those personalities so attractive.

by Alan Caron January 17, 2016January 15, 2016

Maine lawmakers acted in the best interests of the state, as opposed to our fairly powerless governor.

The old method of throwing large sums of money at companies for a few jobs clearly isn’t working.

by Alan Caron December 6, 2015December 5, 2015

We need to stop mourning the loss of ‘old’ jobs and focus our energy on growing new ones.

It’s no exaggeration to liken his demagoguery to that which brought the Nazis to power.

The lack of effective leadership in Augusta is killing Maine’s chances of becoming a national renewable-energy leader.

by Alan Caron November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Contrary to the days of FDR, facts now matter less than playing to voters’ fears and prejudices.