Today, the debate is about sports. Tomorrow it’s anyone’s guess when “off limits” will apply only to signs at a military base or construction site and nowhere else.
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lou Giard: Everyone deserves decent housing
I’m very concerned about the lack of affordable housing for the elderly and regular working people. The fact that many people do not make a living wage makes it necessary often to work two jobs to take care of one’s needs. People get discouraged and may wind up on the street. I think that’s terrible. […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lawrence Small: Supreme Court justices aren’t above the law
We have often heard “no one is above the law.” Watching a former president of the United States get indicted and charged is certainly proof of that. It’s encouraging to see our judicial system do what it’s supposed to do. Now someone needs to make sure that the justices of our Supreme Court know that […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
William LaRochelle: Kudos to Thomas on Trump column
These words of columnist Cal Thomas cover a multitude of what I consider his misjudgments: “… it is Trump’s bad character, displayed in many ways and over many years, that has brought him to this breaking point,” i.e., his recent indictment (“Wisdom for Trump: Character matters,” April 6). Kudos to Thomas for speaking truth to […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Justice Clarence Thomas’ appearance of impropriety? We’ll be the judge
Whether his failure to file all of his disclosure statements resulted from bad legal advice or not, he is hardly the only person who needs to have a code of ethics to help end that confusion.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Russell Black: Maine regulations sometimes don’t keep up with technology
LD 400 is rather straightforward and directs the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to examine the setback requirements for wood boilers that are much more efficient now than they were even 10 years ago.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Evaluating Mac Thornberry’s four critical points
Former congressman and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry named four points he claimed U.S. leaders must recognize if America is to remain “dominant on the world stage.”
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Cal Thomas: Trump unites, then divides
The ultimate verdict should be up to voters, not Democratic prosecutors and judges appointed by Democrats. Letting voters decide Donald Trump’s fate might help restore some of the public’s faith in the legal and political systems which are now in serious disrepair.