I write in support of Peggy Rotundo’s latest effort to serve Lewiston as state senator. She is the finest consensus builder I ever worked with in 25 years on the Lewiston School Committee. Peg listens to everyone with the intent to understand their point of view. She is a master weaver of each thread into […]
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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joe Sirois: Lamenting war’s many deaths, casualties
I thank Larry Gilbert for his letter about the cost of war on civilians (“When wars occur, civilians suffer most,” Feb. 15). The war that the Vietnamese call “The American War” resulted in more deaths and casualties than anyone has ever been able to figure out. Most likely, over 1.3 million. I encourage people to […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Louis Talarico II: Repayable loans undermine law’s provisions
The well-intentioned proposal by Gov. Janet Mills — to provide “repayable loans” to cover annual property tax bills for some residents age 65 and older, to those permanently disabled, or others who are unable to pay their property taxes — fails to consider that “repayable loans” undermine the provisions of a Maine law that exists […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Two cheers for higher fuel prices
Europe uses taxation, but the American way mixes market and government incentive. That is happening with subsidies for solar and wind. Higher fuel prices can speed it up.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Stanzel returns to Allied Physical Therapy team
FARMINGTON — Kathi Stanzel has returned to Allied Physical Therapy. She had worked there first as an aide, and then as a physical therapist. Stanzel said she is “thrilled to return to a family-owned practice that supports community wellness, teamwork, and patient centered care,” according to a news release from Allied Physical Therapy. “Kathi is […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Is America a racist country?
There is not a single American field of endeavor — journalism, pro football, real estate, banking, politics, health, you name it — that is free of racial discrimination.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Durham’s righteous investigation
The latest from Special Counsel John Durham is that a tech executive connected to the Clinton campaign mined internet contacts between Russia and the entities connected to Donald Trump in a search for material to try to, as Durham put it in a court filing last week, “establish ‘an inference’ and ‘narrative’ tying then-candidate Trump to Russia.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Porter: America a constitutional republic, not democracy
I’ve read a lot of letters writing about democracy lately, even one stating that America’s “experiment with democracy is failing.” Well, I say, good. America is not a democracy; it’s a constitutional republic that practices democracy to elect our representation in Congress, not our overlords. Democracies have been failing since the Roman era, as they […]