LEWISTON — Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Christian Jones has been named a fellow for the 2025 Justice Andrew M. Mead Fellowship for Pro Bono Service. This provides Jones, a family law attorney, the opportunity to help address the access to justice gap while developing legal and professional skills and gaining exposure in the legal […]
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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Rich Lowry: Trump’s strong start
The conditions favor him in a way they decidedly didn’t eight years ago.
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Cal Thomas: The Hunter Biden pardon
President Biden’s pardon of his son will contribute to the growing cynicism many have about politics, politicians and Washington.
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Austin Bay: 2024 repeats 1914: China’s Baltic Sea cable-cutters reprise WWI ‘hacking’ attacks
Mid-ocean, cables lie deep on the seabed. But as the cables approach shore, the sea becomes shallower and ship traffic increases. This makes “landing stations” targets for sea hacking.
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Mike Lapointe: No more gravy train for government workers
I think I’ve got things figured. The Democrats have called Donald Trump “Hitler,” and they’ve engaged in lawfare. Have the CIA and FBI been on the level? How about those two assassination attempts? How come we don’t know that much about the gunmen? I think that Trump recently has done what government workers dread most. […]
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Marc Lavoie: Shetterly gave ‘enlightening’ talk on portrait collection
On Wednesday night my wife Linda and I attended an enlightening talk at the Bates Mill Atrium. Maine artist Robert Shetterly spoke about his collection of over 270 portraits. The audience was surrounded by these works of art. But each one is much more than that. A thought-provoking quote from each individual is inscribed onto […]
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Michael Boom: ‘We are all we’ve got’
The writing is on the wall. “What will be our last thought? Do you think it’s coming soon? Will it be of comfort? Or the pain of a burning wound? All we are trying to say is we are all we’ve got. You and me just cannot fail, if we never ever stop.” The Moody […]
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Dave Griffiths: This and That: Give seniors a break
With all this AI stuff going on, why can’t they program a car to honk when it sees you walking by? Nothing blaring, just a nice sweet little beep.