Recently Inland Fish and Wildlife biologists decided that the best way to control the spread of ticks among moose is to kill them off: the moose upon which ticks feed — not the ticks. This announcement makes as much sense as ordering more logging of forests in the Amazon to combat global warming. The IF&W […]
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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Poland Regional High School announces honors
POLAND — Poland Regional High School’s second-quarter honor roll is as follows. Grade nine High Honors: Maya Balkir, Lilliana Bennett, Talen Langevin, Kaitlyn Morris, Khloe O’Leary, Cadence Peters, Isaac Ramsdell, Ryan Stanford, Althea Thornton, Gerald Tibbetts Jr. Honors: Jillian Barnes, James Bussiere, Jacob Crawford, Jonathan Crump, Dawson Ferguson, Dominik Frechette, Audrey Fryda, Lauren Glatz, Adam […]
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Auburn food bank fund open for applications
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has announced the third round of its Community Redistribution Fund, geared toward supporting grantees’ efforts to source and distribute culturally important foods to community members in need. This grant opportunity is for organizations working closely and primarily with BIPOC (Black and Indigenous people and People of Color), and submissions […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
John Reeder: Not loving proposed Lewiston logo
After reading Ralph Tuttle’s letter to the editor on Feb. 27, I would have to agree with his assessment of the proposed new logo for Lewiston. At first glance it looked like the spelling of Lewiston was broken into small pieces, some brighter than others. And if you were to ask 100 people what that […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Biden’s unnecessary border crisis
Trump got a handle on the border, which in 2014 and again in 2019 had descended into chaos. Call it what you will, a crisis or a challenge or something else, but Biden is on a path to heedlessly repeat this experience.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Dr. Seuss has not been ‘canceled’
The truth is, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, like Aunt Jemima and the Washington Redskins, has simply undergone a belated but needed process of self-reflection; they woke up and smelled the 2021. So, this outcry is less about outrage than opportunism, a means of firing up a certain segment of white America.
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Cal Thomas: What happened to boundaries?
Boundaries are rapidly being erased in American culture. It seems everything has been sacrificed to opinion polls, campaign contributions from certain advocacy groups and editorial support from major newspapers.
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Bryan Thompson: A wrestling coach’s perspective on canceled season
I’m tired of reading about the negative impacts of increased virtual learning and isolation, including alarming levels of anxiety, depression, and suicide. If our elected officials really care about our students, they would have worked with stakeholders to develop a variety of strategies and solutions for our kids.