This business about “red lines” seems to be limited in its application to Israel and its supposed “ally,” the United States. Each time Israel is attacked the U.S. initially supports the Jewish state, but if the conflict is prolonged, that support weakens as the media and other nations pressure Israel to stop short of victory, thus ensuring the inevitability of more wars.
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jeffrey Adams: Maine workers deserve minimum wage increase
Last year the Legislature voted to raise the minimum wage in Maine, but Mainers are still waiting for that raise. Growing up with a single mom who struggled to make ends meet, I saw up close and personal the harmful impacts of low wages and income inequality. Those impacts pass from one generation to the […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Limoges: State flag committee puts cart before horse
I see the Legislature is considering forming a committee to study the new proposed state flag before it goes to referendum. Isn’t that putting the cart before the horse? Shouldn’t we find out if the voters want a new flag first? Also, is the design that complicated? In my experience I found the best committees […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Annabelle Fee: Animal testing is cruel, inhumane
Animal testing should be illegal. Animals that go through testing are commonly force-fed and deprived of necessities. They are also forced to suffer from burns to study healing. Over 5% of the animals that are being tested on are protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Ninety-five percent of animals used for testing are not protected […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Building anything anywhere threatens communities
“Yes in My Backyard” so often means “Yes in Your Backyard.” But No. We don’t have to roll over for developers.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: A ‘replacement theory’ that may be true
What we’re dealing with mostly may well be white men afraid they will be replaced by women.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Rep. Ken Buck’s sudden retirement yet another setback for a reeling GOP House leadership
There are worries among the House GOP leadership about how to navigate their ever-shrinking and already narrow majority as they try to run the chamber.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
New pediatric providers at Central Maine Medical Center accepting patients
LEWISTON — Three new pediatric providers at Central Maine Medical Center, part of Central Maine Healthcare, are accepting new patients. The addition significantly addresses the recent shortage of pediatric services in the central Maine region, according to a Central Maine Healthcare news release. Molly Skog is a nurse practitioner who received her undergraduate degree from […]