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
Nancy Walters: Kudos to life-saving actions of UMF students
Thank you for publishing the article concerning the life-saving actions of the University of Maine at Farmington student-athletes in the Fitness and Recreation Center parking lot (“UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington,” Dec. 8). Their compassion, alertness, and knowledge certainly deserve commendation. The happy outcome for the injured older woman […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Richard Fortier: Trump’s actions should bar him from again holding office
I write regarding Stan Tetenman’s letter (“Dangerous Trump,” Dec. 1). One does not have to look ahead to the fascist project that Donald Trump tells us he would launch in a second term in order to reject his candidacy for president. What a tragic historical irony it would be were the American people to give […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Why the paucity of men on campus is a problem and the beginnings of how to respond
You can learn a lot about social changes by looking at one yardstick in particular: the shifting male-female ratio in college enrollment.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Nebraska is different in some very good ways
Nebraska’s politics tend toward purple. Nebraska and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes in presidential races according to how the vote goes.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Oil war in South America: Venezuela’s Maduro threatens Guyana
Venezuelan President-dictator Nicolas Maduro portrays himself as a warrior seeking to right great historical wrongs. Well, playing drama king is easier than fixing a broken economy.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Adikhadar Shire and Tobin Williamson: Lewiston needs ranked-choice voting
The Dec. 12 runoff will feature lower turnout than November, a drawn-out election season, and the risk of possible inclement winter weather.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
The former secretary of state has a complicated legacy, understandably for someone so influential for so long, but he’s not responsible for the unspeakable enormities of fanatics he fought to keep out of power.
