I thank Gov. Janet Mills and Rep. Ryan Fecteau for standing up to the bully who is threatening to withhold funding to our schools and for abiding by our state and federal laws despite his threats. And I thank Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools Superintendent Jeffrey Porter for supporting all his students equally. And shame on Rep. […]
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
Vickie Rogers: Hope that the Sun Journal can keep it up
I’ve been very pleased with the Sun Journal’s political reporting on the election and the escapades going on since then. Some of us don’t get our news from social media. I was delighted about Matthew Peinado’s story. I was an art teacher myself, with totally individualized programs. Your Feb. 15 — Saturday-Sunday — paper was […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Kevin Landry: Rep. Libby speaks truth, exposes hypocrisy
I applaud Rep. Laurel Libby’s posting of an image of a biological male athlete who won first place in the girls’ pole-vaulting competition. I have nothing against transgender people, but allowing biological males to compete in female sports is not only wrong but discriminatory against girl athletes. Rep. Jared Golden has chimed in, saying, “I […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Voter’s remorse? Not much, but give it time
The problem I have with the Trump administration’s reductions in force is the manner in which they have been carried out, which is too fast, too indiscriminate and utterly lacking accountability or oversight, not to mention the question of legal authority.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Frances Lockwood: ‘I am deeply saddened by what is happening to our nation’
As an elderly citizen of 85, I find myself heartbroken by the current state of our country. President Donald Trump is making America a laughingstock abroad, threatening force against allies, and capitulating to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. His actions undermine the very principles of democracy he claims to uphold, while his unelected advisors dismantle the mechanisms […]
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Crystal Buchanan: Is Collins voting for constituents or with establishment?
Sen. Susan Collins is not a representative of her constituents but a member of the establishment. Many of Sen. Collins’ constituents voted for President Trump and his agenda. Yet, she has voted against multiple President Trump nominees. Her voting record leaves a lot to be desired. American needs the changes that President Trump is proposing. […]
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Michael Hayashida: Libby used Facebook to target a child
I was astonished to see my state representative, Laurel Libby, using her official Facebook account to target a child, opening this child up to all kinds of bigoted abuse from across the country. I’m sure Rep. Libby knows that trans kids are already vulnerable in our society, and yet she decided to bully this child […]
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Joe Voisine: Trump: ‘A dealmaker for the people’
President Donald Trump is wasting no time doing away with non-productive departments and public officials in Washington enriching their lives at taxpayer expense. Mexico and Canada want more time to negotiate a deal with President Trump. Open borders? Drugs were left unattended for too long. No one in their right mind would leave a fox […]
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Rich Lowry: Ukraine never should have made the mistake of getting invaded
If Ukraine had shown better judgment than to be located next door to a much larger, perpetually aggrieved and autocratic neighbor, with which it shares a complicated history, perhaps this never would have happened.