Many observers fear, as election deniers run to become election officials all over the country, that 2024 could be the last time Americans cast a meaningful ballot. Fascism is on our doorstep.
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
Rich Lowry: For the good of the country, Biden shouldn’t run again
In an office that requires vigor and forcefulness, he’s mumbly and bleached out. In a position that makes young men suddenly look much older, he’s already quite aged. In a job where words matter, he can’t keep his straight.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Mark Wood: Rubin went too far with abortion argument
There was a time when this newspaper would not have published Jennifer Rubin’s latest column, so vitriolic that it was (“Democrats should not lose focus on abortion,” July 12). But times have changed; the extreme is now normal. No longer content to address advocates of “Right to Life” as rational, thoughtful citizens who oppose abortion […]
Posted inLetters
Arin Quintel: Setting record straight about ‘relief’ vs. ‘refund’ checks
Over the next few months Maine citizens who filed state income taxes will be getting a check for $850, issued by the Maine State Treasury. The media has been calling this a relief check. This is a misnomer. It should more accurately be called a refund from being over-taxed to begin with. It is not […]
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Froma Harrop: ‘Women’ shall not be erased
There are lots of good women who don’t care to be called “bodies with cervixes.” These efforts to burden them with silly labels are truly not helping the cause. What the cause needs is sending more Democrats to Washington, and this does the opposite.
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Cal Thomas: Biden whiplashes border patrol
Only in America, it seems, can border patrol agents be cleared of breaking any laws but still be punished, while those entering the country illegally mostly escape punishment.
