Why isn’t there any site being prepared to administer COVID vaccinations in the Lewiston-Auburn area? My friends have gotten appointments in Waterville, and news stories have shown others going to Greenville. A mass vaccination center is opening in Bangor on Tuesday, one is being set up in Scarborough, and others are proposed for Brunswick Landing […]
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
Larry Gilbert: Praise for honoring Muslim holidays
I commend the Lewiston School Committee and Superintendent Jake Langlais for their decision to add two holidays to the school calendar to mark the Muslim holiday known as Eid. If we are going to honor religious holidays for Christians and Jews, we should for Muslims. Back when serving as mayor, I was invited to attend […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: What will it take to shock the GOP back to itself?
Can the GOP be saved otherwise? Truth is, the rest of us have no say. If the party is to be saved, the party will have to do it. And while we can’t know all that that will take, we do know it will take courage.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Congress bows to the pen and the phone
President Joe Biden has proved that, if nothing else, he has a pen and a phone. According to The Economist, he signed more executive orders in his first two days than President Donald Trump signed in nearly his first two months. And he was just getting started. Republicans have no standing to complain about Biden’s […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Pinky Mennealy: Elected officials need to wear masks, too
As a local heath care worker, I can personally attest to the devastating effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our society in general, our elderly population, and economy in particular. Health care facilities are struggling to meet basic staffing needs of all shifts, thus I was astounded to read that elected officials in both […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Nathan Wadsworth: Creating jobs, economic opportunities for Mainers through clean energy
At its heart, clean energy is more than just an environmental issue — it is an economic one.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Paul Baribault: Slavery factored into Electoral College creation
In his rebuttal letter of Jan. 29 regarding my urging eliminating the Electoral College, in part on the basis of its racial legacy, Robert Casimiro wrote: [in the formation of the Electoral College] “There was no mention of slavery, as asserted by the writer…” Yet there was de facto if not overt discussion of it, […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Neighbors Driving Neighbors has new ride coordinator
MT. VERNON — Neighbors Driving Neighbors has welcomed Misty Beck as its new ride coordinator. The nonprofit organization provides rides for people in Belgrade, Fayette, Mt. Vernon, Rome and Vienna. Beck will work part time while continuing to teach at the University of Farmington. She comes with many years of volunteer leadership and community involvement. […]
Posted inConnections
Workshops to teach intervention techniques
LEWISTON — Green Dot workshops teach safe and proven-effective bystander intervention techniques that every member of a community can use, proactively to change culture for the better and reactively to minimize harm. Green Dot Lewiston-Auburn is offering two-hour bystander intervention training using Zoom. Each interactive session lasts about two hours and is limited to 15 […]
Posted inConnections
Androscoggin sites lauded for helping kids make healthy choices
PORTLAND — Let’s Go! has honored four schools, 27 school cafeterias, eight out-of-school programs, 25 early care and education programs and seven health care practices in Androscoggin County for making a positive impact on children’s health. Forty-three sites are implementing the program’s five evidence-based strategies to increase healthy eating and active living. This is a […]