AUBURN — Saint Dominic Academy has named Kathy Martin as the new principal of its Auburn campus. She will assume the role this fall. Martin has had a career of more than 20 years as an educator and leader. Since 2017, she has served as the assistant superintendent and director of curriculum, assessment and instruction […]
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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Gary Dennis: Don’t make Maine a destination for abortion-on-demand, gender care
Whatever happened to “Maine: The Way Life Should Be”? Our governor and some legislators are intent on making Maine a go-to destination for abortion-on-demand and gender care (including for minors without parental notification). Where did “Vacationland” go? L.D. 227 is presented as a bill for reproductive and gender health care to protect medical providers. Who […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Marc Jalbert: America needs moral, law-abiding president
Donald Trump seems to have prevailed again, playing the justice system like a fiddle. I don’t believe there is any question as to what he did on Jan. 6, 2021. He tried to overthrow an election he didn’t agree with, simply because he lost. Implying that the country was lost, he told his people to […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling
This was a speech in which what President Biden said was possibly less important than how well he said it.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: President and Congress need an intervention
As with other addictions from which the addicted cannot free themselves, an intervention is much needed. One can happen in November if enough non-addicts vote for candidates who are committed to putting our financial house back in order.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Faith Hanson: Zoos seem to care more about profit than animals
There are about 1.1 million animals in captivity worldwide. Zoos often lack the resources to take care of the animals. Some zoos seem to get the smallest cages that they can for the animals. The behavior of captive animals is not what one would see in the wild. Animals can have mental health problems. Black […]
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Milt Baston: Pratt offers experience to Strong select board
Voters in Strong will go to the polls from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 15, to cast their ballot for a selectman. For me, the choice is clear: Rupert Pratt. His ability to lead, one of the requisite qualities for an effective selectman, comes from experience. In addition to his previous 13 years […]
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Gordon Donaldson, Emanuel Pariser and Todd West: Let’s double down on civics learning in Maine
Let’s support our teachers in keeping our students awake and engaged in the challenges they face today and will face tomorrow. They can then lead in a thoughtful, informed and compassionate way.