I am puzzled by the more than apparent discrepancy being shown in the media about the PFAS problems here in Maine. (“Even trace amounts of PFAS chemicals pose health risk, new federal advisory says,” June 17). It would seem to me that the EPA is extremely late in its actions to curtail the poisoning of […]
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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Froma Harrop: High gas prices do not stop traffic
It could be that Americans, driven by pent-up demand for post-pandemic travel, are just willing to dig deeper into their funds to keep the tank filled. It could it be that they are driving more fuel-efficient vehicles and thus buying fewer gallons of gas to begin with. It could be that the “record-high price of gas” we keep hearing about is not actually a record high.
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Rich Lowry: The GOP needs to get beyond 2020
If Donald Trump is the Republican candidate again in 2024, even in the unlikely event that he wanted to memory hole Jan. 6, it wouldn’t happen. The Democrats would bring it up unrelentingly. Perhaps it wouldn’t work, but why would Republicans want to risk it or even deal with the complication?
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Austin Bay: Will China soon claim the western Pacific?
If communist China’s recent words and deeds reflect a calculated design and totalitarian intent, soon we will hear Beijing declare the entire western Pacific Ocean a sovereign Chinese sea, where Beijing rules — so-called international laws, treaties and U.N. resolutions be damned.
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Cal Thomas: Lock HIM up?
If the House January 6 committee proceeds to its seemingly predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump incited the Capitol riot and tried to reverse the results of the 2020 election, and if they recommend to the Department of Justice that Trump committed criminal acts and should be prosecuted, President Biden will face a serious choice.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: No reason brown girls can’t save the world
Suffice it to say, some of us hate it when the invisible become visible. But if you have ever been invisible, you know there are few things more empowering than to be seen.
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Tom Saviello: ‘Outraged’ by environmental protection board’s inactions
When I was elected to the 125th Legislature as the senator from Franklin County, I was given the honor to serve on a special select committee to deal with LD 1, “An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform.” The committee’s goal was to figure out how we could improve the regulatory environment within the […]
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Froma Harrop: Electric vehicles need only a gentle push
Federal programs that mean well and could do some good simply need finer tuning. That means pulling back the reins on rules that poorly fit large parts of America.
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Dorothy Crowley Noel: Don’t put Lake Auburn’s watershed at risk for development
The city of Auburn has launched a public relations campaign, “Love Lake Auburn.” The campaign says, “It is our goal is to dispel rumors.” Those working on the “Save Lake Auburn” effort are not spreading rumors as implied by the PR campaign. Volunteers are collecting signatures to add a referendum question to the ballot. This […]