I support Laurel Libby, running for her third term as state representative. Though a lifelong Democrat, I’ve always backed candidates who speak fearlessly in supporting their voters, not just their party. Laurel fits the bill; supporting or opposing an issue, she has fought both Democrats and Republicans for the everyday Mainer. She’s not in Augusta […]
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.
Silver Moore-Leamon: Campell aims for positive change in House District 90
Dan Campbell has consistently guided and supported real people as they struggled to deal with life pressures of today’s world. He knows the solution is not to focus on the things that are wrong with the world and look backward, but to do what he can do to create positive change. Dan understands that, much […]
Froma Harrop: Democrats should let MTG be the Republicans’ problem
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is also America’s problem in her demonstrated ability to paralyze the Republican House from doing its business for weeks on end. The remedy would be replacing the Republican-run House with a Democratic-run one. Would it not?
Cal Thomas: Two contrasting congressional days
Instead of members of Congress who shout others down, we need people who lift us up, overcoming evil talk with kind, encouraging and optimistic words.
Farmington hospital staff receive nursing excellence, care partner awards
FARMINGTON — On May 9, after days of special activities in coordination with National Nurses Week, nursing leaders and peers recognized 12 Franklin Memorial Hospital nursing and direct care professionals. Eight registered nurses, three certified nursing assistants and one certified medical assistant were nominated. They included Andrea Howe, RN; Emily Clemens, RN; Kristen Welch, RN; […]
In rebuttal: Peter van Oosten: ‘All-out war would never solve a problem like Hamas’
The false equivalents Rich Lowry tries to promote in his column (“A presidency in its dotage,” May 14) speaks volumes about his humanity, or lack thereof. Describing conditions in Gaza, in his own words — “war … waged in a high-density urban environment against an adversary that hides among civilians” — reveals the core of […]
Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare names new medical director of trauma
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare has a new medical director of trauma. Dr. David Lewis will practice at Central Maine Surgical Associates at Central Maine Medical Center. Lewis said while trauma and emergency surgery are difficult fields, he chose them because it’s where he can help people when they need it most. “Those of us […]