It is now up to Republicans. They should not just point out the obvious failures of the Biden presidency, but propose solutions that will reverse disastrous foreign and domestic policies. Maybe they could call it “walk forward better.”
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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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Getting America to do right by Americans of color
No one can give justice to the 4,743 men and women Congress failed. Any meaningful chance to do so long ago turned to dust. Yes, people of color still suffer racially motivated killings, and this bill (the Emmett Till Antilynching Act) provides a new tool to hold perpetrators accountable. That’s an undeniably good thing.
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Kevin Murphy: Rep. Libby works hard for Mainers
I am a lifelong resident of Auburn and have seen many people hold office in the State House. I am so impressed with our Honorable State House Rep. Laurel Libby. I have not seen anyone work as hard as Laurel to help the people of Maine. Her compassion for the people and the needs of […]
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Jane Pentheny: Support for Sheats for state Senate
I am voting for Bettyann Sheats for state Senate District 20 (Auburn, Poland, New Gloucester and Durham). Ms. Sheats’ lived life shows she values service to her community and her country, values I deeply respect. Not only did she graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serve her country as a helicopter […]
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Joe Hall: Passamaquoddies deserve access to clean water
Clean drinking water is a basic right, and most of us are fortunate to enjoy it. Unfortunately, the Passamaquoddies of Pleasant Point do not. Water tests regularly show dangerous chemicals, and the water is often too dirty for drinking or washing. A bill in the legislature (LD 906) would allow the Passamaquoddies to access clean […]
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In rebuttal: Robert Casimiro: Column ‘off the mark’ on immigration system
Catherine Rampell’s “Trump broke the immigration system” column (March 22, page A5) is way off the mark. The author, while understandably critical of former President Trump’s reduction of the refugee allocation to 15,000 per year, is wrong that Trump “sabotaged the U.S. immigration and refugee system.” If “sabotage” means reducing “encounters” at the southern border […]
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In rebuttal: Jerry Hume: Kavanaugh, like Jackson, endured tough hearings
I write in response to the letter from Lynn Ouellette (“Court confirmation hearings needed more respect,” March 26). She comments on the spectacle which took place during the recent Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings. I wonder if she remembers what took place during the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh? Ketanji Brown Jackson received pretty […]
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Pamela Gilpin Stowe: Probate contesting issues need creative solutions
Now and for the past couple decades, we are experiencing the greatest generational transfer of wealth in our nation’s history. I am talking about wealth being willed from the “Greatest Generation” to Baby Boomers. I wonder how these Boomers, as heirs and/or siblings, might react knowing of their pending windfall. As parents live longer, they […]
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Joan Macri: Support for Sheats as Clean Election candidate
I support Bettyann Sheats as a Clean Election candidate for Maine Senate District 20. As a longtime teacher of American history and economics I respect the Maine Clean Election Act, which severs the connection between private money and public office. Using the strict rules of the CEA, Clean Election candidates and Maine citizens avoid the […]