Sen. Susan Collins now holds one of the most powerful positions in Congress. The President Trump-Elon Musk team has described Social Security as a scam. Trump and Musk want to provide outrageous income tax protections to themselves and their billionaire class at tremendous costs to working Americans as they destroy the U.S. government. They are […]
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
Joanna Rainer: Bidding farewell to L.L.Bean products
We have been L.L.Bean customers for many years, ordering from its much anticipated catalog. A highlight of a cross-country camping trip last year was shopping at an L.L.Bean outlet store in Maine. Products we have purchased include flannel sheets, towels, waterhog mats (the best), Boat and Tote bags, toiletry kits, L.L.Bean boots (the best, I […]
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Cal Thomas: The economy: We’ve been here before
Economic roller coasters can be scary, but like the rides at the fair, the end produces satisfaction, relief and even a thrill. So, hang on.
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Froma Harrop: Our beautiful economy was a terrible thing to waste
President Trump was handed a great economy, “The Envy of the World,” according to financial media. His trade war, lack of coherent economic policy and perhaps low interest in governing when cameras aren’t present have investors close to panic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost more than 2,000 points since Election Day.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Peter Beauchemin: Maine is failing its homeless population
I’m writing this because I’m tired of watching how the state of Maine has neglected its homeless people. I run a small organization that has called upon our governor, our local and state representatives and have gotten nowhere. I have attended meetings in Portland where city officials were there, not listening. I attended a meeting […]
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Billy-Joe Smith: Lies must not go unchecked
As I watch the president’s speech, I find myself wondering: why do we, as a nation, continue to let lies go unchecked? I know that fact-checkers scrutinize his speeches, but in today’s polarized climate, that hardly matters. Networks that challenge Trump are dismissed as partisan, deepening our political divide. But regardless of political affiliation, we […]
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Tom Heels: Mourning the loss of a heeling experience
I’m writing about the March 9 Maine Sunday Telegram report on the loss of local cobblers. We used to count on these shops for repairing our shoes. As a Heels, I’m particularly disappointed about the decline of these shoe shops. I used to go into a shop to have the heels on my shoes replaced […]
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Paula Stotts: Women’s rights are being trampled
I don’t dislike or hate transgender people. What I hate is that women like our mothers fought so hard for women’s rights and protections, especially in sports, and now they are being trampled and destroyed by young men transferring to female. They already have male hormones which make them stronger and faster than genetic females. […]
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Paul Baribault: Let there be fairness on youth playing fields
I have a granddaughter in Georgia who competes at a high level on her travel soccer team. Though she’s one of their youngest, she leads her teammates in virtually every statistical category, and making the Olympic team is her cherished goal. I can’t imagine how my son would feel if a collision with a transgender […]