There will be a push by the No Blank Checks group to limit what the people of Maine can do. I say, don’t let them be oppressors to new and better ways of doing things. Co-ops don’t send Maine ratepayers’ funds to foreign corporations, as Central Maine Power now does. Being conservative to me means […]
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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Cal Thomas: A new year, but nothing new
Looking back 100 years, at least two things are clear: While leaders and events may change, human nature never changes.
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Bill Press: Yes, I’m woke — and proud of it!
As Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) advises: “We have a moral obligation to “stay woke,” take a stand and be active, challenging injustices and racism in our communities and fighting hatred and discrimination wherever it rises.” We can never be “woke” enough.
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Rich Lowry: Ending Title 42 would exacerbate the border crisis
The U.S. teeters on the brink of a complete meltdown at the border, and yet the Biden administration is still consumed with blame-shifting and evasions.
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Rich Lowry: Beware aggrieved empires
It’s no accident that the two most dangerous powers in the world, China and Russia, are aggrieved empires seeking to right what they consider the wrongs that resulted in their humiliation and diminishment in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Austin Bay: The year Putin’s imperial dream became a nightmare of destruction
As 2022 becomes 2023: Russian forces are demoralized, Russian leaders have run out of ideas, and despite “peace feeler” headlines, the Ukrainians are not inclined to trust Russian peace deals.
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Cal Thomas: An old debt carries over to a new year
It used to be said we would be passing on the debt to future generations if the spending doesn’t stop. It could now be said that there might not be future generations of Americans as we have known them if it doesn’t stop.