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
Pete Geiger: All can chip in to keep Lewiston clean
On Earth Day a couple colleagues and I cleared trash from several Lewiston streets, resulting in 13 bags of trash weighing over 250 pounds. There was a sense of accomplishment while doing something positive. A couple weeks later, the same streets were filled with litter. It is a shame that our community can’t be kept […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mayor Carl Sheline: Maine’s economy needs Dirigo Business Incentives program
Much like the weather we lately have been experiencing, the business climate in Maine can be difficult. Companies doing business in this state face numerous obstacles, from energy costs to workforce. These factors make both business attraction and business expansion challenging. Consequently, the business wins we’ve had in Maine have been hard-fought, with both public […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: After a half-century in journalism, I advise caution in your search for truth
Today’s media environment puts more of an obligation on news consumers than ever before to check your sources with no less skepticism than you show toward the old-school mainstream media. We owe at least that much attention to the search for truth, which never ends.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: China’s economy and America’s opportunity
Now may be the ideal time for the U.S. to respond to the threat of Chinese expansionism where it hurts the most: China’s economy.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: American civil society needs a warfighting awareness
Enemy actions confirm the brutal truth: America’s homicidal foes make America a battleground.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Oh, the humanity! Back to the office
Employees unhappy over orders to return to the office are evidently tearing their garments with grief. But they may need the garments to keep their current employment, and we’re not talking about pajamas.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: The Titan disaster shows the allure and terror of the sea
There’s a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the watchword for disaster at sea that has been the object of fascination since it went down in the North Atlantic in 1912.
