In Maine, we depend upon our small businesses. That’s why we need to get rid of the cumbersome laws that are handicapping business owners today. Governmental overreach has us suffering from unintended consequences of the laws passed in Augusta. A prosperous economy has a cascading effect. Everyone benefits. As a small business owner, I believe […]
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.
Clarence Page: Loss of support from Republican evangelicals suits MAGA crowd just fine
It’s reasonable to assume that in 2024, the number of churchgoing Republicans has declined even further. Significantly so. And thus, they matter less to the ever-expedient Donald Trump’s campaign for president.
Norway’s Woods Maine Shop expanding downtown
NORWAY — The Woods Maine Shop is moving to a larger retail space at the former Brick & Mortar shop, 400 Main St. The expansion is a full-circle moment for the local brand. In 2019, The Woods Maine debuted at The Tribune Books & Gifts with a small collection of kids’ T-shirts and long-sleeve shirts. […]
Clarence Page: Better public understanding of domestic violence was the one silver lining of O.J. Simpson’s fall
As much as O.J. absurdly talked about finding “the real killer,” a truly real killer is our own failure to take the complaints of domestic violence victims seriously — an issue on which we’ve made progress, but not enough.
Rich Lowry: The anti-Israel delusion
The Jewish state has long been singled out for opprobrium and held to a standard different than that of other societies.
Rev. Richard Killmer and Amy Rogghe: The truth about electric vehicles
We now have the rechargeable battery technology to make EVs not only more practical, but more economical and an answer to many existential problems of our time, like the climate crisis and detrimental public health impacts surrounding air pollution.
Austin Bay: Israel’s airspace defense victory: Credit Reagan’s SDI
Israel’s missile defense victory was 50 years in the making. Recall Desert Storm’s miss-then-hit Patriot shots against Saddam Hussein’s SCUDs. Beginning with the Reagan administration’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), the U.S. and Israel developed “layered” air and space missile defenses.
Cal Thomas: Needed: Regime change in Iran
This should be the policy of the United States and other free countries, especially those that have been subjected to terrorist attacks. The goal must be removal of the ayatollahs ruling and ruining Iran, and to make sure free and fair elections are held to replace them.