I write regarding the article “School nurses dealing with ‘angry’ parents,” which appeared in the Oct. 10 Sun Journal. What is it that people do not understand? Infections of COVID can be dangerous — even deadly. Vaccinations keep the virus at bay. Wearing masks and getting vaccinated are measures which protect the world at-large as […]
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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Anne Glazier: Much lacking in anti-vaxxers’ politics
Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. outlines the “difficult ramifications” we who depend upon services and healthcare will face when workers quit instead of vaccinate (“Goodbye, and good riddance,” Sept. 26). He adds, “But on the plus side, your quitting goes a long way toward purging us of the gullible, the conspiracy-addled, the logic-impaired and the stubbornly […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: America’s nightmare
For some of us, some nightmares simply matter more than others. Apparently, the one Blake Murphy had is more important than the one Toni Morrison wrote and the one Margaret Garner lived. It also seems to be more important than the nightmare America is now enduring, one of misguided priorities, misapplied resources and the misplaced anger of those who see “their” country changing and cannot handle it.
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Dana Colihan and Lawrence Higgins: Testing for ‘forever’ chemicals is critical
If the Department of Environmental Protection knocks on people’s doors asking to test their water for PFAS contamination, people should let them in. PFAS are the toxic “forever” chemicals that one can’t see, taste, or smell, but can cause cancers, liver and kidney disorders and more. Last week, DEP announced that it is launching a […]
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Rep. Joshua Morris: More health care workers are needed, not less
I believe that the COVID vaccine is a positive development, and I also believe that people should be able to choose what they put in their bodies. I also am stunned at the speed at which frontline workers went from COVID-fighting heroes to people worthy of attack simply because they don’t want to take the COVID vaccine.
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Marc Jalbert: Manchin, Sinema are detractors, ignore constituency
Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema strike me as the ultimate detractors. First of all, they are acting as the sole intellectuals with having all the answers. All I see are two people who somehow have been gifted with all the answers about what should/can and shouldn’t/cannot be done. They’re like a lot of politicians […]
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John Patrick: Build Back Better Act benefits working-class Mainers
During my time in the Maine Legislature, I always did what was best for working-class Mainers, especially those in Oxford County. That’s why I support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act that is making its way through Congress. Now, I know some folks are upset that the package isn’t going to look exactly like what […]
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Cal Thomas: Free stuff isn’t free
Once we celebrated and encouraged success. Now we subsidize mediocrity and failure. We are then surprised we are getting more of the latter and less of the former. Do your homework. Don’t be manipulated by the language used by politicians and TV ads promising free stuff.
