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 inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: The dumbest betrayal
To dump Ukraine now would be completely gratuitous.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: ‘Tis the season to kill holly
This cheery herald of Christmas, with its serrated green leaves and red berries, has become an invader, crowding out native plants on the forest floor. And the most fearsome of the 500 species is the beloved English holly.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Hunter Kissam: Lewiston councilors need to hear from their constituents
With the new Lewiston City Council waiting to be sworn in, many of us may feel our work is done. Like it or not, making residents’ voices heard is not about voting between A and B. If people want to see change in Lewiston, then our councilors, legislators, and mayor will need to hear from […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: William LaRochelle: Climate change is no ‘false doctrine’
In a recent column (“Climate issues call for facts, not militancy,” Dec. 9), Cal Thomas trounced the “false doctrine” of the “climate alarmists” and advised his readers to “avoid a ‘scientific consensus’ on climate change.” So let’s toss the ginormous fact that “more than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly […]
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Cal Thomas: Norman Lear and me
Television producer Norman Lear undermined the power of bigotry with humor.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Susan Dorman: Sen. King’s proposed gun regulation raises questions
With deference for his stewardship in other areas, taxpayers who pay Sen. Angus King for his stewardship are curious why his proposed gun regulation leaves room for possibly 10 people being killed in Lewiston instead of the tragic 18 killed by domestic assault weaponry. Or possibly five victims from handguns with assault capability. Why his […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jamila Levasseur: Antisemitism, attacks on Arabs, should both be condemned
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden recently voted “yes” on H.R. 894, a bill whose purported aim to is to condemn antisemitism. The crux of the bill, promoted by the American-Israel lobby (AIPAC), is the statement that “anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” AIPAC is Golden’s top campaign contributor. All decent people can agree that hating or hurting people based […]