My Christian faith tells me we are all beloved children of God. My secular experience tells me my publisher was correct. “Some people are just purely evil.” The best we can do is seek a ray of goodness in even the most evil people. Hard to find one in Putin, though.
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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Scott Harriman: Lewiston City Council must conduct the people’s business transparently
An appointment to the Planning Board might not seem like a big deal to most folks. How these four councilors went about it should be a wakeup call to all Lewiston citizens to pay close attention to what decisions are made and how our city is being governed.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Susan Martin: Proposed Auburn zoning changes raise traffic concerns
I am writing to call attention to the proposed zoning changes in Auburn. I am particularly concerned about the one that includes the Court Street and Western Avenue areas. Proposed changes would allow up to 16 units in each building as opposed to the current rule that allows three per building. Changes would also allow […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Denis Bergeron: Planning Board should revisit proposed zoning change
Auburn’s Planning Board has met twice to consider rezoning 1,687 acres of Auburn’s Urban Residential zone to one called Traditional Neighborhood Development District (T-4.2). The proposal increases the allowable housing density in the area by a factor of eight, allows a much wider range of commercial development, relaxes parking restrictions, and changes the character of […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jimi Cutting: Pledge produces drones or revolutionists, not patriots
At the March 15 Lewiston City Council meeting, the recent School Committee vote around the Pledge of Allegiance was brought up. To be clear, the School Committee vote was about whether students needed a parent’s note to abstain from the pledge, nothing more. It is already part of Maine statutes that students do not have […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Rene Fraser: Pause gas tax, help Maine families, businesses
Those of us who are retired and on fixed incomes face exceptional hardship when prices skyrocket, particularly with gas and food, as is happening now. When income is fixed, it’s difficult to absorb these rising prices. Retirees are facing prices like we’ve never seen in our lives. I don’t remember it being this bad in […]
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Rita Dube: Senate candidate Rotundo ‘a woman of action’
I have known Peggy Rotundo for 20 years and have always admired and respected her. She is a mover and a shaker, and she gets things done. The Franco Center is a perfect example of that. In 2000, when the center was founded, she played a major role in getting $1 million from the state […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Kinzinger’s apology too little too late?
Adam Kinzinger, Republican from Illinois, took to Twitter last Friday with a remarkable statement of contrition for failing to hold the last president accountable. He wrote that his “biggest regret” was his decision to vote against Donald Trump’s first impeachment.