It is no secret that the last year has been a difficult time for small businesses. They have been forced to constantly change their operations just to keep their doors open. In times like these we need our elected officials to be looking out for the best interests of our small businesses. By supporting the […]
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Carl Bucciantini: Support for high-speed Internet access bill
Maine has the opportunity to bring high-speed internet access to underserved and unserved communities of Maine. I urge our state legislators to support LD 1235, “An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Connect Maine with a World-class Internet Infrastructure.” High-speed internet helps older adults avoid isolation and helps them age in place, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: It takes two parties to be bipartisan
And as McConnell’s theft of the court seat, that January insurrection and literally dozens of other examples attest, the GOP has, in a very real sense, ceased to function as one.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: How do we get it from there to here?
Now, as we slowly emerge from COVID-19, we can look at what will, what won’t, and what should change as we build a new normal. One thing that should change is food distribution. America’s food distribution systems don’t work nearly well enough. In a nutshell, they are too efficient, and they are too efficient because they are too specialized.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
George Howitt: Voter restrictions aren’t necessary
Former President Trump took a page out of a banana republic dictator’s playbook: If you lose an election, you declare it fraudulent and attempt an insurrection. The attempt failed. In a banana republic, the president would either succeed or be imprisoned. We sent our ex-president into exile with his government pension to Mar-a-Lago. Over 40 […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Clem Bechard: ‘Learn to coexist as one America’
Let’s see now — the border in chaos, and our grandkids’ future with trillion dollar expenditures. The latest is a commission looking into packing the Supreme Court. I, for the life of me, do not understand why everyone — I mean everyone — is not alarmed with all this. I am a Republican voter, so […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Ruth Oakley: CMP corridor would have ‘devastating implications’
Matthew Roy wrote to the editor (“NECEC ‘critical’ for economy, infrastructure,” March 27) soliciting support for the wildly unpopular Central Maine Power corridor. He cited financial gain for the city of Lewiston as the reason he feels CMP deserves our support. I totally disagree with his view. I think we can all appreciate our city’s […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Shirley Hager: Kudos to Golden for Wabanaki support
The Friends (Quaker) Committee on Maine Public Policy applauds Rep. Jared Golden for his statement of support for Tribal sovereignty. His willingness to call the current settlement act that restricts Wabanaki Tribes in Maine “problematic” and “increasingly unsustainable” is evidence of his character, courage and thoughtfulness as a leader. It also shows that he thoroughly […]