Morality, good behavior and decency appear to be electives, not requirements, on too many of today’s university campuses whose “students” (and apparently not all are students) are now running the institutions of what might be called lower learning.
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.
Auburn health agency names Marble clinical director
AUBURN — Health Affiliates Maine has promoted Kate Marble to the position of clinical director. Since the agency’s founding in 2010, Marble has been instrumental in advocating for behavioral health professionals and driving the agency’s mission forward, according to a news release. She most recently served as the case management program director. In her new […]
Tim McCloskey: Rep. Libby works to lower taxes for the wealthy
While Dan Campbell has been coaching students and volunteering to aid the homeless, his opponent in the race for the Maine House, Rep. Laurel Libby, was hard at work to lower taxes for the wealthy. She sponsored a bill to decrease the amount of income taxes on capital gains by an inflation factor. Capital gains […]
Debra Phillips: Sheats offers skills, expertise to Senate District 20
I have never been moved to write in support of a political candidate, until now. I am excited to support Bettyann Sheats for Senate District 20. Even though I am an unenrolled voter, I feel strongly that having Bettyann represent me in Augusta is vitally important. My father was a veteran, and I am thankful […]
Cal Thomas: Adding to the Title IX law
Regulators are adding a new regulation to Title IX that “prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics in federally funded education programs …” said the Education Department fact sheet.
Froma Harrop: The people have a right to enjoy their parks
We don’t pretend here to have an answer for the homeless problem. Because the population is diverse, the answers must also be diverse. But one answer can’t be to strip away the public’s right to use the public spaces that ultimately belong to them.
Austin Bay: Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea — and Free Europe
Ukraine has certainly defeated Russia in the Battle of the Black Sea. Free Europe believes it can on land.
Clarence Page: A small step toward reversing the decades-long community harm of Chicago’s expressways
Major public works are important, no doubt. But what we gain shouldn’t obscure what we lose. The displaced communities — and people — aren’t just collateral damage.