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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.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
How Mainers have cheered for the Patriots over the years
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.
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Posted inNews, Sports
A century of Mainers in the Winter Olympics
Here’s a retrospective on 5 past Maine Olympians, curated from our newspaper archives.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inLetters
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 […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Why are top universities getting federal money?
Why should wealthy American universities that are not providing the useful kinds of education they once did continue to receive the equivalent of life support from the federal government?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: MAGA slumlords try friction theory on Americans
Thomas Jefferson referred to the U.S. government as a “common house” that provided the people protection and stability. Donald Trump is trying to evict Americans from that comfy home by making it hard to get benefits that should be thought of as a right.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Maybe progressives shouldn’t have supported a larger, more extensive federal government for 100 years
President Donald Trump is using every tool he has to challenge woke practices in America — and he has a lot of them.