LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library has added a new online program for January: Cabin Fever Crafts at 4 p.m. every Thursday. Get creative ideas and try something new. Patrons can still travel the world while staying indoors with the Armchair Traveler Game, a trip into the imagination at 1 p.m. every Tuesday. Library staff […]
Alex Lear
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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 Sr.: Support for equity and diversity committee
I wish to commend Mayor Mark Cayer, who with City Council support created the “Mayoral Ad Hoc Committee on Equity and Diversity.” The committee appointed by the mayor had a good mix of diverse residents and city officials. The many committee meetings were made available to the public via Zoom presentations. I had the opportunity […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lawrence Everett: Today’s politicians ‘have failed us’
I worked in industry and engineering for many years. Thirty-five years ago a movement began, supported and encouraged by government, to convert our economy from manufacturing durable goods to a service industry. Good paying jobs with benefits were sacrificed for low paying jobs with no benefits. The word of the day was offshore, with these […]
Posted inConnections
West Paris church lists January service speakers
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris has announced its January speakers. The church is observing the safety practices of wearing masks and social distancing. Members are not singing during the hymns, but Tom Coolidge is providing music. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 3: Led by guest speaker, Maryli Tiemann, speaking […]
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Joan Villani: Reasons for no protests after voting case
Has anyone noticed that there were no mob protests when the Supreme Court dismissed the voting irregularities case? They refused to even consider looking at facts. Here are two reasons, in my opinion. One, the court justices felt intimidated, fearing the mob protesters may appear at their doors. Two, the mob protesters were not funded […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Laurel Libby: Are lockdowns benefiting our elderly?
Rather than dictating what our elders must do, we should engage in a discourse that includes them in the conversation and considers both their health and their autonomy. To do otherwise is to infantilize them, and disrespects and dishonors our elders.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: No, Joe, we’re not in a ‘climate crisis’
There is no doubt that human activity contributes to climate change. It is a long-term challenge that we should seek to understand better and prepare to address through adaption and innovation should the worst come decades from now.
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Austin Bay: The enemy is fragility: Pompeo’s new strategy
Planet Earth, for worse and occasionally better, is a world of neighborhood existence – many neighborhoods at peace, many (most?) neighborhoods uneasy and facing tenuous circumstances, too many neighborhoods experiencing outright anarchy and war. Blame the level of perception, of easy aggregation, for missing this truth. I’ll illustrate with an anecdote. Six years ago, an […]
