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
Ron and Kathy Jacques: If tired of Lewiston councilors, vote accordingly
Lewiston residents who are tired of the ongoing corruption within the City Council should voice their displeasure and vote its members out of office. Ron and Kathy Jacques, Lewiston
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Franklin Memorial Hospital hires new dietitian
FARMINGTON — Amanda Robbins has joined the clinical nutrition team at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in food science and human nutrition, with completion of the dietetic internship from the University of Maine. She specializes in pediatric and maternal nutrition, though she works with all ages and disease states. Much […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Christine Holden: Reelect Sheline for a ‘vibrant, thriving, caring’ Lewiston
Current Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline has for many years been a community-engaged business owner. He has admirably continued and broadened his concern for the community as an elected official, attending community events and regularly talking with a variety of people on the streets — he listens, and learns from them. Additionally, he works diligently with […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Rep. Margaret Craven: Lewiston council needs people like Chittim
I’m supporting David Chittim for the Ward 7 City Council seat in Lewiston. David is a retired engineer, has amazing attention to detail, and does his homework. David chairs the Historic Preservation Review Board, on which I serve, and am aware of his skills. David is courteous, thoughtful, smart, curious and articulate. He has donated […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
David Marquis: ‘Lewiston needs representatives with integrity’
The Sun Journal reported in 2022 that Lewiston City Councilors Lee Clement and Rick LaChapelle secretly drafted a racist resolution, then planned to suspend council rules and vote it through. The resolution was designed to keep Lewiston schools from teaching critical race theory, a graduate-level law school course. Critical race isn’t taught to K-12 anywhere […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Raw antisemitism exposed
There is no “cure” for antisemitism, but universal denunciation by all people of good will might help push it back in the closet, or under the Earth where it belongs. It also might help if some pro-Palestinian students were forced to listen to a Holocaust survivor and the true history of Judaism and Israel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Curb your optimism about the Middle East. Turn on your realism
We make a mistake when we try to judge other people’s decision without taking into account how much their experiences and circumstances differ from our own.
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Auburn man is Salvation Army’s new advancement director
PORTLAND — The Salvation Army Northern New England Division has appointed Tom Fogarty as director of advancement. The Auburn resident, a nonprofit and foundation leader with over 25 years of experience, has held key resource development positions at leading educational institutions throughout the United States and at two of Maine’s largest health care systems, according […]