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 inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Many to blame for LA’s ring of fire
When a politician says “don’t politicize” a significant event like the fires that have swept Los Angeles County, it’s a good bet they are attempting to divert attention and shield themselves from the consequences of their inaction.
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Froma Harrop: The reality Hollywood can’t change
As for wiping out large parts of an entire civilization, nothing can match the wildfires torching community after community in and around Los Angeles. But in the case of Los Angeles, the problem isn’t just climate change. It’s the climate itself.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Trump the expansionist knows real estate matters
Geography isn’t everything, but often when it comes to geopolitics, there’s no substitute for cold, hard real estate.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Carole Richards: ‘It’s only four years’
Well, here we are on the other side of the 2024 election, and as the air clears we are able to see the ruin and destruction of a hard-fought battle for our democracy. A few of the original Republican Party are standing, trying to save themselves and their beliefs. Those off in the distance have […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jim Pross: Bon Vivant’s owners dared to dream
While I was saddened to read in the Sun Journal last week that Bon Vivant had closed its doors, I know that it was not a failure. I was one of the founders of Sonder & Dram, the bar at the end of Ash Street in Lewiston. It was risky to open Sonder & Dram, […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
David Griswold: State, landowners must partner to minimize wildfire outbreaks
The California wildfires remind me that large fires are possible in Maine. In the ’70s and ’80s a spruce-budworm outbreak killed millions of trees. Salvage efforts caused a clear-cutting controversy, but removed fuel from the North Woods. The only significant fire occurred in Baxter State Park, where “forever wild” management increased fire risk. Spruce budworm […]
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Ben Lounsbury: There’s real strategy in keeping fingers and toes warm
The most important statistic that your autonomic system calculates is the ratio of how much heat you are generating compared to how much heat you are losing, or heat generated divided by heat lost. You are playing the game very well if the heat you are generating is equal to the heat you are losing.