Set aside the moral and human catastrophe of Russia’s savaging a peaceful country. Ukrainians are suffering to preserve not only their democracy but ours. And so paying more for gas is the least Americans can do to help them. To our credit, most Americans are OK with it.
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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Froma Harrop: Stupidity will live on in infamy
Right after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt went on radio to call Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” The stupidity behind calling Vladimir Putin a “genius” with good reasons to launch an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will also live in infamy.
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: A new place for Maine’s ‘placed’ people
I won’t repeat the litany of loss in rural Maine, but we have renewable resources here, and we have people who know how to use the resources. We need ideas to make those resources work for rural Maine.
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Rich Lowry: What Putin knew
Russia has long been a major supplier of energy to Europe. The depletion of European natural gas reserves has played a role in Russia’s increased significance.
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Austin Bay: Independent entrepreneurs and industrialists act to defend Ukraine
Driven by insight and often sheer genius, entrepreneurs and inventors create and act, sometimes years before markets demand their services and inventions.
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Cornelio and Nickerson join Maine Music Society board
LEWISTON — Randi Cornelio and Linda Nickerson has joined the Maine Music Society’s board of directors. Each brings a unique knowledge and diverse experiences to help the board meet its goals, according to a news release from the society. Cornelio is a corporate accountant with Continuum Health Services, which follows her employment in computer operations […]
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Foster receives Fontaine’s Silver Level Producer Award
AUBURN — David Foster, Realtor at Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader, was recently recognized at a Fontaine Awards event at The Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. Foster received the Silver Level Producer Award for his accomplishments in 2021. He also earned membership in Fontaine’s Ambassadors’ Council. Foster serves the Biddeford/Saco and Lewiston/Auburn areas.
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Guay joins Gardiner consulting firm
GARDINER — Hart Consulting has hired Erin Guay as a senior evaluation consultant. Guay has 20 years of experience in the public health field in a variety of capacities. Most recently she served as executive director of Healthy Androscoggin, a community health coalition serving Androscoggin County, where she led a team of 14 staff to […]
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Genealogy Society elects new officers, board members
Maine Franco-American Genealogy Society elected new officers and board members at the nonprofit organization’s last general meeting in 2021. Board member Marie Murphy was employed for the city of Lewiston for 37 years. She was born and raised in Lewiston, and her deep Canadian roots include the family names of Cloutier, Dostie, Nadeau and Veilleux. […]