The want of a newspaper in this vicinity has long been felt and lamented, and it is the intention so to conduct the Journal that it may be acceptable to all parties, and a profitable visitant at every fireside.
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Brianna Castonguay: Reading provides bounty of benefits to brains
Reading is an essential part of life. Signs and letters surround our environment, no matter the place. But reading can take a toll on our brains, too. Doomscrolling, also known as browsing or constantly scrolling through negative news, can harm a brain’s processing. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, conducted between late […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Two centuries are at war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is clearly out of his mind. Only a deranged and isolated leader stuck in a 20th century time warp would launch an unprovoked and barbaric attack against a people he says are the same as his own — and say he is saving them from Nazis.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Poor white people
They are being overrun by caravans when not murdered by illegals or terrorized by Muslims or tyrannized by masks or oppressed by vaccinations or canceled by culture or lied to by media or lied upon by media or cheated by elections or blamed by Blacks or vexed by “Press 1 for English.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Dave Griffiths: Shooting reflects ‘a very real threat to our fragile democracy’
My wife and I returned recently from a celebration of diversity at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Black and white performers lit up a raucous, foot-stomping crowd with blues, traditional “Norleans jazz,” bluegrass, zydeco, gospel. It felt good, music bonding like it’s supposed to. Then last weekend, a young man gunned down 10 people, most […]
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Bob Hayes: Auburn needs codes appropriate to residential neighborhoods
The Auburn Planning Board has the opportunity to take the time necessary to renew Form Base Planning as an engaged public process that would recognize the city’s identifiable residential neighborhoods. Initially, FBP focused only on the downtown, essentially from river edge to Goff Hill. The FBP “process” of recognizing, characterizing and naming distinct residential neighborhoods […]
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Albert Fereshetian: Caruso a ‘servant-leader’ needed in Washington
On June 14, Republicans have a critical opportunity to select the best candidate for U.S. Congress to unseat Democrat Jared Golden in November. That person is Liz Caruso. Liz is a true conservative grassroots candidate, not a career politician. She has invested 30 years as a Maine Guide, served as selectwoman in Caratunk for 16 […]
