This letter is in rebuttal to a rebuttal that ran in the Jan. 6 Sun Journal: “Michael LeBlanc: Death tapping, not pounding, at door.” It is necessary to remind people one life lost is one life too many. Statistics mean nothing to me when people are dying, so any attempt to stifle my voice will […]
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Maskless commissioners show failed leadership
At a time when elected officials have a responsibility to model good public health practices, I am disgusted by the decision of four Androscoggin County commissioners to refuse to wear masks during their meetings, as the Sun Journal reported Jan. 21. Their selfish behavior endangers their colleagues and members of the public who wish to […]
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Community briefs for Thursday, Jan. 21
‘Hands Around the Capitol’ is canceled AUGUSTA — The “Hands Around the Capitol” event, scheduled for the statehouse on Saturday, Jan. 23, has been canceled due to safety concerns. The event has been held annually for 47 years since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Participants rally, march and […]
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Fred Brodeur: Democracy works well in Auburn
On behalf of the Auburn City Democratic Committee, we wish to publicly thank Susan Clements-Dallaire, the Auburn city clerk, and Liz Allen, of the city manager’s staff — as well as all the staff, including election workers — who worked on the 2020 November election in any way. We appreciate the amazing effort that was […]
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In rebuttal: Bitsy Ionta: Nine worst things Trump did in 2020
In the Jan. 3 Sun Journal, columnist Marc Thiessen wrote a list of the 10 worst things President Trump did in 2020. Here’s my list of the nine worst things he does on any given day, usually every day: 1) His lips start moving, which means one thing: he’s lying, again. 2) He fires someone, […]
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Monmouth Academy names Luce its December student
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy has selected Hayden Luce, Class of 2021, as its December student of the month. Luce serves as Monmouth Academy student government president and is a member of the National Honor Society, varsity cross country and track and field teams, outing club, FBLA and MA drama program. In presenting the award, Nick […]
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William LaRochelle: Trump shows contempt for followers, soldiers
The sickening irony is that “the people Trump despises most, love him the most . . . the Trump voter who idolizes the guy, he despises,” according to entertainment personality Howard Stern, who’s known the man familiarly for decades. Others have said the same. I thought of Stern’s words when reading the Jan. 15 article […]
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Rich Lowry: Joe Biden to Canada: Drop dead
Poor Justin Trudeau. The Canadian prime minister must have been relieved to be done with President Donald Trump, only to learn that Joe Biden plans to tell Canada to pound sand as one of his first priorities.