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
Robert Macdonald: Train study a waste of time, money
A committee has been formed to study bringing a train to the Lewiston area. Perhaps before getting too far into this venture, the committee should pause and read the children’s story, “The Little Engine That Could.” In the story the engine is finally able to climb up the mountain and go over its top. Miracle? […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Marc Greenwood: ‘Authentic Christianity requires courage’
I’ve read and re-read Cal Thomas’s July 11 column. It seems Thomas has swallowed a specious and a spurious fantasy: America was founded as a Christian nation, and thus manifested American exceptionalism. I’m a Christian believer and a minister, who found Thomas’s anemic, westernized, weak-kneed pity party for Christianity an affront, which required a rebuttal. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Biden’s demagogic voting speech
When it comes to juicing up his own supporters, the Biden speech may have been effective, but it wasn’t statesmanship — or remotely truthful.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
G. Bud Samiljan: Power corridor wrong for rural Maine
The honorable mayor of Lewiston gave a heart-wrenching plea for Central Maine Power’s corridor in a speech seemingly orchestrated by CMP itself. I empathize with Lewiston’s fiscal woes and understand that CMP’s substation generates helpful financial relief to taxpayers and supports necessary municipal services. However, the speech’s touted climate benefits, much resembling CMP’s false advertising for […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Ignorance is death
The threat turns out to be more visceral and urgent than any of us could have imagined. Yes, some people live in alternate realities. What’s worse, though, is when they have power to impose those realities on the rest of us. That’s what we’re seeing in Tennessee and elsewhere, and the results will be as tragic as they are predictable and preventable.
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Froma Harrop: Not getting your shot can cost you your job
No one has to get the shot, but no one should have to employ those who won’t. Playtime is over.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
John Wade: Questioning GOP’s support of Trump
I wondered why one of our major political parties, the GOP, went crazy and decided to worship Donald Trump. So I decided to see if there was an answer to my questions online. National Public Radio featured a study titled: “Activating Animus: The Uniquely Social Roots of Trump Support.” Professor Lilliana Mason said the study was […]