Americans, like Israelis until a few days ago, think they are safe, that our enemies are contained. How else explain the ease with which MAGA Republicans tolerate Donald Trump’s ongoing verbal aggression against America’s military and intelligence establishments that are supposed to protect us?
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
Craig Jipson: Beauparlant brings ‘in-the-trenches experience’ to Lewiston schools
I’m proud to support Paul Beauparlant for the Ward 7 Lewiston School Committee position. Quite simply, Paul is the most qualified candidate for school board in Maine. It can be argued that Paul was the best teacher in the history of Edward Little High School. Paul has taught all types of kids with an unprecedented […]
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Patrick Eisenhart: Lewiston’s Ward 6 would benefit from Chittim
Next month’s Lewiston City Council election is too important for people to fail to vote. Four obstructionist city councilors, including Lee Clement representing our Ward 6, have been accused of illegally conducting city business in a bar. We need trust and transparent representatives on the council. Thus, my wife and I will be casting our […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jamie Caouette: Parks a strong advocate for Lewiston’s youth
Megan Parks, at-large candidate for the Lewiston School Committee, has advocated on behalf of our youth and helped to significantly change their environment for the better. Our youth are amazing, and it is imperative that we make certain our youth are educated in a school system that values who they are, helps them discover their […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jane Costlow: Mahr Damien would bring energy, experience to Auburn council
Residents of Ward 5 in Auburn are very lucky to have Stefanie Mahr Damien running for City Council. The city faces a host of difficult issues — from the protection of Lake Auburn and how to manage solid waste and recycling, to coming up with compassionate solutions to the housing crisis. In all of these […]
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Bonnie Lounsbury: Protect Auburn’s resources with Harmon
Auburn is blessed with clean water and prime farmland. Those resources must be protected if Auburn is to thrive. To do so requires collaborative leadership on the City Council and active citizens. Jeff Harmon as mayor would offer that leadership. Auburn’s current mayor has pursued scheme after scheme to dismantle the protections in the city’s […]
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Martin Bressler: Beauparlant offers wisdom, temperament, connectivity to Lewiston
I highly recommend Paul Beauparlant for reelection to the Lewiston School Committee as, in my mind, there is no better candidate in his ward. I have worked with Paul and his wife for many years, and they are totally committed to the city. Paul has sent his kids through the school district and, as a […]
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Joshua Nagine: Choose slate of candidates that moves Lewiston forward
The past two years have been anything but usual. Coming out of the pandemic, it seems every community in Maine is addressing the housing shortage, investing in infrastructure, making quality of life improvements, facing unmet needs, increasing the tax base and planning for the future. But the second largest city in Maine appears to still […]
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Rich Lowry: Israel is not a colonial state
The Hamas attack was just a taste of what it would do to Israel if it had the power — extricate an indigenous people from their homeland in the most brutal fashion possible, in the name, of course, of anti-colonialism.
