Words matter when talking about abortion. So, as the debate over how and where, or even if, the abortion pill mifepristone can be dispensed, we are hearing and reading about the term “medication abortion” to describe its use. Even though “medication” is a term reserved for describing the use of various pharmaceuticals — whether over […]
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
Bill Frayer: Reducing library hours would cut off nose to spite face
I am writing to oppose the proposed cuts to the Lewiston Public Library’s budget. Benjamin Franklin started our first public library in Philadelphia in 1731. He later wrote, “This library afforded me the means of improvement by constant study, for which I set apart an hour or two each day, and thus repair’d in some […]
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Jake Paris: Expand, not reduce, Lewiston library hours
As a longtime (more than 20 years) resident of Lewiston and a longtime user of the library, I was extremely disappointed to hear of the possibility of closing the library one extra day per week. Here are two good reasons to expand library hours, rather than shorten them. My first is that the library plays […]
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In rebuttal: E. Paul Dupuis: Rep. Golden advocated for Vietnam vets’ benefits
I write in response to Roger Belanger’s letter (“Some Vietnam Navy vets must now fight for medical coverage,” April 1), regarding the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. In his letter, Mr. Belanger correctly notes that this bill corrected a wrong that denied Navy service members serving in the vicinity of Vietnam a presumptive coverage […]
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Ellen Field: Roe v. Wade should have been left alone
I wonder why men are allowed to tell women what to do with their own bodies. If men could get pregnant, abortion would definitely be legal. How many men get women pregnant and fail to provide for their baby? Unfortunately, many fathers just disappear, leaving a working mother making minimum wage and unable to afford […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jody Boulay: Is the 4/20 Day celebration a strong influence on youth to use marijuana?
Marijuana legalization changed the landscape, and among some there is concern the products will be recklessly marketed to youth as alcohol often is. While 4/20 celebrations will continue to grow, parents should take the time to have these constructive conversations.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Communist China’s police stations in America are focused state terrorism
Focused state terrorism is a fair way to frame all three cases the Department of Justice is pursuing. China’s communist government covertly planted secret police stations in the U.S. and then proceeded to intimidate, threaten and harass mainland Chinese expatriates, ethnic Chinese dissidents (no matter their passport citizenship) and American citizens who aid the CCP’s vulnerable human victims.
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Matt Jadud: Lewiston library services cut would be short-sighted, anti-growth
I ask the Lewiston City Council not to cut the hours and staff of our library. As a Lewiston resident and homeowner, the Lewiston Public Library is where my children (going into middle and high school) go for an endless stream of books. Sometimes those books are for entertainment, and sometimes to support their education. […]