I’m glad to have the perspective of youth and older age. A happy medium. Middle of the road. A gradually graying guy wearing that old COOT shirt.
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
Cal Thomas: Irony at the border
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott is doing the job the Biden administration refuses to do, and that is to enforce laws against unlawful border crossings that have been enacted by Republican and Democratic administrations.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Angela and Tim Delorme: Harmon would be an excellent Auburn mayor
We’d like to encourage people who live in Auburn to talk to Jeff Harmon, who is running for the city’s mayor this fall. Many citizens like to vote early, so it’s important to know now who’s willing to help run our city. Jeff is a good neighbor and friend who has been visiting all of […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jason Judd: Program addresses lack of skilled workers, capital investments need
This regards “Gov. Mills launches Dirigo Business Incentive Program at Lisbon’s Springworks Farm” (July 26). Eight years ago the MaineSpark coalition of business leaders, nonprofits, schools, universities and other partners came together to establish Maine’s education attainment goal: by 2025, 60% of adults will hold a post-secondary credential valued by our businesses and industry. We’ve […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: A ‘woke’ military? Don’t forget the messy race relations that got us here
As I see today’s generation of congressional Republicans wage their seemingly endless war against the “woke,” I cannot help but wonder: Do these folks have any idea of how turbulent the issue of military diversity used to be?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Mutually assured re-nomination
Trump and his enemies may despise one other, but they are working toward the same immediate outcome, i.e., a high-stakes, hate-filled, Third World-ish Trump-Biden rematch with the possibility of jail for one of the contenders if he loses and intense prosecutorial scrutiny for the other if he comes up short.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Culture wars revisit Nashville
Country music is at another crossroad. It can point its art and its fans forward or backward.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joseph Pelliccia: Vote Jeff Harmon for Auburn mayor
I first met Jeff Harmon recently and was tremendously impressed by his commitment to work collaboratively as the new mayor of Auburn. Jeff seeks out the advice of people with expertise to offer in solving the many problems faced by Auburn, including — but not limited to — recycling, preserving the environment, promoting transportation, education […]