We teach in schools to empower younger generations to treat each other well and to be able to recognize when it may be time to get some extra support.
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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Cal Thomas: Condemn or redeem Will Smith?
The redemption of Will Smith should be the goal, not his condemnation. It is a message that ought to be considered not only by those in Hollywood, but by Washington politicians and the rest of us.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Americans have lost the willingness, ability to share a common national identity
America is a nation in stasis, getting nowhere because it is simultaneously being pulled in opposite directions toward fundamentally different visions. The need to fix this — better education in civics, history, critical thinking and media literacy along with improved policing of social media — could hardly be more urgent.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Reed: Untaxed property development not sustainable
Four years ago, I warned Lewiston residents that the development of untaxed property — in many cases using land and/or property that was previously taxable — was not sustainable, as it was growing at four times the rate of taxable property. Sadly, the trend continues. Whether residents own their home, are in a rental property […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lois Kilby-Chesley: Candidate Breen offers common sense, cooperation
Residents living in new state House District 98 — Durham and Pownal, and parts of Lisbon, Topsham and Bowdoin — were recently mailed a purported piece of “journalism,” The Maine Anchor, which spreads conspiracies, misinformation, lies and “alternative facts.” Much of the space in the mailing I received was dedicated to “disproving” facts about the […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jane Berry Dinsmore: Lake Auburn ‘a shared responsibility’
I am a concerned citizen of Auburn, and I agree with Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline that Lake Auburn is a shared responsibility of both Lewiston and Auburn as the main source of drinking water. With that said, cooperation between both municipalities is a given. Why spend millions for filtration systems when we are all feeling […]
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Stan Tetenman: We are stronger when learning historical truth
Teaching our true history is not about making children feel bad about being white. It is to teach them what white people have done well and what we have done poorly. They should know that much of our early prosperity was based on the forced labor of enslaved people.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mark Chasse: Support for Rep. Libby, fiscal responsibility
Rep. Laurel Libby spoke March 29 to the House concerning LD 1978, a bill to support college loan forgiveness for home ownership. Rep. Libby spoke of sacrifices her family made as she and her husband pursued educational goals that ultimately served to better their family. Those goals were achieved through fiscal responsibility (a.k.a. frugality), not […]
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Rich Lowry: What did Joe Biden know, and when did he know it?
Despite the mainstream press finally taking up the sleazy business dealings discussed in emails found on Hunter Biden’s laptop, the media’s lack of interest in the president’s knowledge or involvement in this lucrative part of the family business is palpable.