Donald Trump may have started about 10 years ago to find dedicated followers. He became a master at brainwashing by his repetition of lies and untruths. He continually praised his Republican Party for believing in him and choosing him as their leader. He covered his guilt of wrongdoings by repeatedly claiming the courts and the […]
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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Lou Giard: ‘I’m sad for our country these days’
I’m sad for our country these days. We have a president who I believe has no morals, no sense of caring for people’s well-being. He is taking away all our rights as Americans. He causes hate and division among people. I think there’s no love in this man’s heart. I pray for a new day […]
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Cal Thomas: Migrant wars
Trump is moving at warp speed, which also seems to delight his supporters. Will it last, and will some of it survive court challenges?
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Froma Harrop: Trump leads America boldly into decline
Not a month old, the second Trump presidency is barreling toward the decline that big-mouth leaders have been sending their countries for centuries.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Paul Baribault: Weighing the arc of Trump’s decisions
It bears questioning, in light of the support the new president received in our recent election, by Evangelical Christians especially, if any experienced discomfort when they learned that Donald Trump wouldn’t place his hand on the Bible at his inauguration. His vice president, JD Vance, did, as is expected of elected officials to the highest […]
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William LaRochelle: Trump has a huge fan in Trump
As I’ve stated before in this forum, I’ve never believed President Donald Trump is a true Christian. But if he were, I should think his hardest cross to bear would be knowing there’s no possibility of ever being adopted as the fourth person of the Godhead. But at least the man enjoys the delusional belief […]
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Clarence Page: Trump pardons must not lead to the unpardonable
Those of us who live in the mainstream need to be extra vigilant about extreme voices that are eager to exploit our legitimate grievances and frustrations for their own power grabs.
