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
Paul Poliquin: Let the mayor speak
As a former city councilor and council president for 10 years, I served with four mayors. They were Alfred Plourde, Maurice Labbe, Jim Howaneic and John Jenkins. All were great mayors. I always wanted to know what the mayors thought on any agenda item facing Lewiston and its residents. All four mayors spoke out on […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Barbara Shapiro: Don’t risk harming Lake Auburn by developing it
I write about the latest ruling on Lake Auburn‘s new watershed boundaries and better septic system rules. Though septic systems should be made as effective as possible near the lake, runoff from development in the watershed would be more harmful. Better land use is most effective in protecting the lake’s clean water. There seems to […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Frank Earley: Scam calls need to be regulated
I wonder why there is no regulation concerning scam calls. I’m disabled, so I’m home most of the time. On an average day I receive five to seven scam calls per day. My favorite one is the call I receive from my friendly Microsoft company repair person or my television company representatives. Both sound like […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joe Voisine: Americans must maintain savings for retirement
The Biden Administration is playing politics with people’s 401(k) plans. They shouldn’t rely on Social Security for retirement, either. The golden years that they saved for — retirement — may have to be put on hold. Under Joe Biden, watch inflation cost the average family over $5,000 more a year. The overriding concern is, at […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Laurel Libby: Once again, no real long-term solutions to be found in Augusta
Keep an eye on your mailbox, where you can expect to see an upbeat letter from Gov. Mills arrive with your check, but no talk of real change. Mainers can count on more of the same, which means your costs will continue to increase while your elected representatives pat themselves on the back for sending you a $450 check.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: 2023’s strategic challenges: Introducing big debt
Communist China threatens the world. That said, America’s own structural debt is the biggest self-inflicted threat the U.S. faces.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Where have all the intellectuals gone?
How do we get them back? By starting in the schools with real ideas and concepts being taught by non-woke teachers, or in private schools, or the growing home school movement. Have students read the classics, the Constitution and Federalist Papers, instead of books promoting various cultural fads and political agendas.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: The GOP is the self-loathing party
The fact is that an anti-authority spirit pervades a portion of the party, and the authority it opposes is that of its own side.