I want to bring this to the attention of seniors in Lewiston. Recently the Lewiston City Council didn’t renew the senior housing project proposed for Martel School. The Lewiston Planning Board had two meetings to review the situation. At the second meeting its members discussed the proposal to sell the property. They discussed the price […]
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.
Kathleen Szostek: Mainers should ‘hold a reverence for life’ with unborn babies
Do we — here in Maine — hold a reverence for life? Admittedly, some factions do not. However, I believe that most in our state hold life dear. The test will be in seeing who speaks up for the most vulnerable among us: the unborn. Whatever our collective views of abortion are (and I realize […]
Marcia Baxter: Franco Center’s name showed pride of place
What a loss in the renaming of the Franco Center. How sad that some members of the board were persuaded that a name change was needed to “broaden appeal.” This name change shows little regard for the history and intent of its founding. The center was established to celebrate and highlight an important part of […]
Cal Thomas: The Coolidge presidency at 100
Calvin Coolidge has received what might be called a raw deal from historians like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Henry Steele Commager. They created a caricature of Coolidge that includes blaming him for the Great Depression, which began in 1929, the year after he left office. In fact, it was the policies of his successors, Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt that turned an economic downturn into a 10-year disaster.
Rich Lowry: The ignorant and racially charged attacks on Nikki Haley
Only in 21st-century America can you call yourself the “proud daughter of Indian immigrants” and get accused of whitewashing your background.
Froma Harrop: We’re green. Are we mean?
Our trading partner are quite focused on — and rattled by — the unleashing of U.S. government subsidies, direct and indirect, for domestic industry. With the scales weighted on buying American products, there’s been an explosion of activity making everything from electric vehicles to solar panels to equipment for capturing carbon.
Austin Bay: To end the war, attack Russia’s center of gravity: Vladimir Putin
Hard diplomatic narrative warfare should personalize the war, tie it to Putin the man and then promote his removal “to promote peace.” Emphasize Russia’s isolation — not even Belarus will join the war. Inundate Russia with the terrible fact that 150,000 Russians lost their lives in the first year of Putin’s war.
Cal Thomas: Mitt Romney and authoritarianism
A forthcoming biography of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) reportedly includes the former presidential candidate’s view that his party is sliding toward “authoritarianism.”