It really is a very simple problem: too many guns and not enough common sense. Does anyone truly believe the military-grade weapons, with high capacity magazines, are actually needed in every home? Or any home? The police certainly don’t. Would they like to respond to an emergency and be outgunned? People need to stop listening […]
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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Rich Lowry: There’s one easy trick to winning in 2024
A generic Republican who hasn’t spent years making him- or herself hateful to suburbanites, who isn’t wedded to ridiculous yarns about the 2020 election, and who isn’t in serious legal jeopardy in multiple jurisdictions would almost certainly readily beat President Biden.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: An old Joe Biden foe is back — the enthusiasm gap
With the 2024 election barely more than a year away, one overarching question haunts Democrats: Why the heck isn’t President Joe Biden doing better in the polls?
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Austin Bay: Turkey’s Erdogan applauds Hamas’ terror: Is Erdo’s ‘middle man’ sham kaput?
Praising Hamas tests the Ego-Actor tightrope Turkey President Erdogan walks. Will the tightrope hold, or has Erdo’s verbal extremism already snapped the frayed NATO tightrope?
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Froma Harrop: What do we think of the new speaker?
I don’t want Rep. Mike Johnson to fail. I want him to change. And there are hints that some of his Jurassic-age views may evolve.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Chris Beam: Knocking down candidates’ signs only bolsters supporters
Late in October, at an intersection by my house and at another location down the road, several campaign signs for Carl Sheline had been knocked down. That some signs were thrown into the woods, and that nearby signs for other candidates were untouched, strongly suggest that this destructive behavior was not the result of inattentive […]
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Thomas Shields: ‘Dirty voter rolls can mean dirty elections’
Judicial Watch describes itself as a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation that challenges what it believes to be illegal practices and unconstitutional regulations in all of the 50 United States. It is funded by voluntary donations. The foundation has regularly been reporting on the decision of the U.S. District Court of Maine which struck down Maine’s […]
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Anne Pontbriand: Beauparlant a dedicated parent, teacher, sports official
I am endorsing a fellow longtime educator and friend, Paul Beauparlant, in November’s Lewiston School Committee election. Paul is a dedicated parent, teacher and sports official. He has already shown us the efforts he’s made with the current School Committee, especially as chairperson of the curriculum and facilities subcommittees. From day one Paul is enthusiastic […]
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Sen. Eric Brakey: Gerry brings care, compassion to Auburn council
In the November election, I will be voting to reelect Belinda Gerry for one of the at-large positions on the Auburn City Council. I have known Belinda Gerry for over a decade. In everything she does, Belinda brings with her care and compassion for the people of our community — especially for our seniors. To […]