As far as know, we have nothing to fear from little green men. It’s the hostile civilization on the other side of the planet that we have to worry about, and balloons are the least of it.
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
In rebuttal: Rudolph Ziehm: In search of ‘any middle left’ in American politics
I wonder if there is any middle left in American politics. The Sun Journal on Feb. 10 had three letters. In the first (“Capitalism won’t fix world’s greatest problems“), William Whitney says capitalism can’t be successful in today’s world. Wrong. With all its warts, it is the only system that does work (see pure socialism’s […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Diana O’Brien: Maine lawmakers should oppose late-term abortions
Abortion was made legal in 1973 through Roe v. Wade so that women could be safe. In 2020, in Maine, 2,370 babies lost their lives through abortion. There is now a bill legislators are trying to pass, to make it OK to abort a full-term child, with the approval of a qualified medical professional. This […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Rep. Michel Lajoie: Direct relief checks will provide immediate help for Mainers
Maine Revenue Services has begun mailing the first wave of $450 winter energy relief checks to an estimated 880,000 eligible Maine residents as part of LD 3, which the Legislature enacted with bipartisan support in January. This critical legislation is providing immediate support for many Lewiston residents who are struggling to heat their homes due […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Looking up, looking down
Beijing’s aggressive agenda must be opposed, or the threat will spread to the point we might not be able to deter them. Backing measures to keep China from buying up American land is a good place to start, even while monitoring the skies for more balloons.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Michael Brower: Louis Scolnik, Lewiston’s own ‘swingin” judge, turns 100
He is a Navy veteran; a career lawyer known for his unstinting commitment to the rights of minorities; a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court who dissented frequently from the majority; a passionate lover of animals; a skilled lifelong jazz sax player; and a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Christopher Fletcher: Schools in Maine have a choice: Resist ChatGPT or embrace it
ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot launched last November designed to mimic human conversation.