There is no downside for Donald Trump debating Vice President Kamala Harris next month on ABC News.
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.
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Mary Sanchez: If Kamala Harris is a DEI vice president, is Usha Vance a DEI bride?
The Indian-American duo of Usha Vance and Kamala Harris will challenge stereotypes. Welcome to the new, improved 2024 presidential campaign.
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Austin Bay: Milley and Schmidt consider wars of the future
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt make the case that drones, microchips and advanced software (artificial intelligence software) have produced what I’ll call a near-ubiquitous battlefield transparency.
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Robert Reich: Why we need nauseous optimism
I don’t want to diminish the positive energy we’re enjoying now. I just want us to be realistic about what could, and almost certainly will, come next — and be prepared.
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Marc Baillargeon: Rep. Libby a ‘rare politician’ that Maine needs
Why vote to reelect Rep. Laurel Libby to the Maine House? We’ve seen unprecedented disruption in our governmental leadership in the last few years, and in the last few weeks. This past spring Maine’s legislative leadership was holding votes at 3 a.m. Some Maine papers and social media are full of comments where Maine people […]
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In rebuttal: Celeste Yakawonis: Lowry should be more concerned about Trump than Harris
Rich Lowry’s column published Aug. 8 (“The teleprompter campaign“) focused on Kamala Harris repeating her words — she said “understand” three times, “diplomacy” two times, etc. — and he was quite concerned. I have to ask how he feels about Donald Trump’s story about a helicopter ride with Willie Brown when it fact it was […]
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Rudolph Ziehm: Biden can be proud of himself
It’s no secret that an 81-year-old man can, and often does, have issues of cognitive lapse. Joe Biden just engineered a prisoner swap involving a large amount of tact and strong relationships with our allies. Do people really believe Donald Trump could have done it all, much less better? Trump is the oldest man ever […]
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Froma Harrop: Usha can’t neuter J.D.’s cat lady musings
Republicans handed Usha Vance the unenviable task of cleaning up her husband’s history of hostile comments regarding women. Alas, she tried.
