The surge in the early vote in Georgia shows that all the smears about the state’s new voting law, repeated by everyone from the president of the United States on down, were complete nonsense.
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
Ron and Sue Dorman: Legislators are on citizens’ payroll, not NRA’s
We would ask our legislators, those from Maine and stewarding every state in the nation, to get off the National Rifle Association’s payroll if they are on it. Congressmen and women and the president of the United States are on the citizens’ payroll. Legislators, in stewardship of the people, with bipartisanship, regulate gun manufacturing and […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joseph Ziehm: World ‘addicted to apathy’ amid shootings
We thought after all the school shootings that laws would change, thinking it would close loopholes in mental health checks. Instead, we learned how morally bankrupt and void of humanity the National Rifle Association is. We’ve seen insanity for the past 20 years, such as hoaxes perpetuated by Alex Jones. It’s the world we live […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
George Bussiere: Biden should follow Reagan’s gas cost approach
When Ronald Reagan was president, there were gas lines all over the country and gas was going up and up. President Reagan threatened a windfall profit tax. And like magic, lines disappeared and the price of gas dropped. I wonder why Congress and President Biden can’t do the same. George Bussiere, Auburn
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Judy Head: Candidate Rotundo devotes time, skill, effort to Lewiston
I was so pleased to hear Peggy Rotundo is running to represent Lewiston in the state Senate. She is wise, experienced and fair. No one has devoted more time, skill and effort supporting Lewiston’s residents than Peggy. I first met Peggy years ago in one of Lewiston’s elementary schools where she volunteered before her workday […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Laura Fralich: The Confederate flag is a symbol of hate and should not be in the New Gloucester Memorial Day parade
We must reject the Confederate flag and the racism and violence that is entrenched in its history. We must call for the removal of these symbols in our town if we are going to promote ourselves as a welcoming and inclusive community.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Victoria Cohen: UMaine payment infuriating, in light of firings
Nine faculty were fired at the University of Maine at Farmington, and the UMaine system still has to pay Michael Laliberte, a man who didn’t work a day for his job, up to $615,000 (a $205,000 annual salary payment that can extend up to three years)? Where is the sense, the equity, the justice, in […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Patrick Hale: Lack of effective UMaine leader ’embarrassing’
On July 24, 2019, I wrote a stinging rebuttal about University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s consistent failures of eight years when he was governor of Connecticut. I provided headline after headline, including “It’s Official, Governor Malloy is the Worst Governor in America,” “Has Dan Malloy lost his mind?,” and “Connecticut’s Mass Exodus Continues […]
