The narrative should be: This is how we became successful, and this is how you can be successful too. Changing the narrative offers potentially better outcomes than the one presently being promoted by liberal politicians.
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.
Heritier Nosso: Refugees, asylees are Maine’s answer to healthcare worker shortage
I’m glad the Biden administration delivered on its promise to reopen our doors to new refugees. Now that they are here, I hope we can welcome them into our communities. The more they integrate, the more they can contribute to our economic, civic and population growth. The future of our state depends on it.
Andrew Tasker: ‘Forces of fanaticism’ on rise in America
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Froma Harrop: Rethinking the Land of Plenty
Pandemic disruptions made Americans question whether this is truly the Land of Plenty.
In rebuttal: William LaRochelle: Thoughts on ‘subjectivizing of truth’
In his May 30 column, “Ministry of Truth 2.0,” Cal Thomas reproached Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for working to develop tools to help children discern truth from lies. That’s government indoctrination and propaganda, to his mind. Maybe yes, maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see what develops. He then deplored the fact […]
Todd Goodwin: If not now, when?
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: The name game
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Cal Thomas: The commission we really need
How about a commission to examine the source of the anger that produced the (Jan. 6) attack? The sources aren’t conservative talk radio or cable TV. They are merely conduits for many Americans who are fed up with their government and want it to return to the boundaries established by the Founders.
In rebuttal: Bradford Tuck: Insight needed to separate truth from fiction
Cal Thomas states (“Ministry of Truth 2.0,” May 30) that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “is reportedly considering the development of tools that would help America’s children discern truth from lies and know when they are being fed disinformation,” and then proceeds to equate this with the government telling children what they should believe. The […]