I’m responding to Dave Griffiths’ Feb. 24 reference to my Feb. 20 letter. I say “reference” because he didn’t dispute anything I said but brought up things he feels make Donald Trump look bad. Just for the record, since my letter’s publication President Biden again fell up the stairs to Air Force One. Mr. Griffiths […]
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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Cal Thomas: Politicians excel at lying
When it comes to Washington (the city, not George), if you never trust a politician you will never be disappointed.
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Cal Thomas: The state of the disunion
If advance reports are correct, President Biden’s State of the Union address will sound more like a political stump speech than an honest assessment of where the country stands. The man who promised to be a uniter will likely deliver one of the most divisive speeches of his presidency.
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Kerry Read: Clean car standards would save money, reduce pollution
As a mother, soon-to-be-grandmother, daughter, caretaker, neighbor, landlord, dog walker, member of a faith community and active citizen, I stand in strong support of adopting the Advanced Clean Car II standard. We must move forward to protect our air quality and eliminate the huge cost and burden that burning fossil fuels places on our children […]
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Bob Mennealy: Kudos to Auburn, Lewiston for supporting warming center
Hats off to Auburn Councilor Belinda Gerry and her like-minded colleagues from both Auburn and Lewiston for funding a warming center which will provide shelter for the impoverished of both cities. I like Belinda, and I wish the center would open sooner each day as cold, rain and snow don’t have a watch. Bob Mennealy, […]
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Carole Richards: Offer solutions and suggestions, instead of complaints
I am hearing every day whine, whine, whine, ad nauseam — why don’t they do something about the price of gas, the rising food prices, the border crossings? Just because our elected officials are rooted to their seats in the big house does not mean they have all the answers or solutions to our urgent […]
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Heather Manchester and Ryan Parker: Gov. Mills and the Legislature should support experiential learning for Maine’s students
Our communities place a high value on food sovereignty, access to healthy food, and self-sufficiency. We want to ensure our children are growing these same values, while also learning the curriculum and reaching our learning standards in ways that teach them to take pride in their work, themselves, their community and Maine.
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Rich Lowry: The day Joe Biden blew up the border
The border crisis isn’t something that happened to President Biden. It’s not a product of circumstances or understandable policy mistakes made under duress. No, he sought it and created it, on principle and as a matter of urgency.