Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Scalia was right — again
Justice Antonin Scalia was among the most prescient Supreme Court justices in American history, and the firestorm over the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is a reminder of it.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: A shocking assault on the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s loyalty isn’t to Roe v. Wade, but to the Constitution, and it can show it by issuing the Justice Samuel Alito opinion that its critics want to foil by any means necessary.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
John O’Malley: Development near lake ‘a big risk for Auburn to take’
As a lifelong resident of Lewiston, I am concerned about the water quality in Lake Auburn. Auburn’s recent rezoning of 148 acres near Lake Auburn (our drinking water) is troubling. The mayor of Auburn is determined to develop the 148 acres regardless of the consequences. If that is the tipping point that causes Lake Auburn […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Ellen Field: ‘Bizarre’ to fight again over abortion rights
It’s totally bizarre that we are once again fighting over abortion rights. Most people know that the majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal and it has been legal since 1973. Today’s evangelicals and Trumpian Republicans have views belonging to an earlier time when many women had illegal abortions and many died from them. […]
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Carroll Conley: Faith community should come to the table on paid leave
We can, and we must, do better to support the health and well-being of family units in this country. It fits squarely within our values, and it is something that I feel we have been called to do.
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Froma Harrop: He hit? She hit?
There’s no way for an outsider to easily judge the dueling claims in the court battle between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The actors completed their whirlwind divorce years ago but continue to volley accusations of physical abuse in what has turned out to be a battle for public opinion.
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Joseph Valiente: Flavored tobacco products benefit industry, hurt kids
We’re searching for a better word, but the best we have is “disappointed.” That’s our feeling regarding our elected officials and LD 1550, the bill to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Maine. My daughter and I trusted the process. We trusted our lawmakers to do the right thing. We trusted that the […]