I am writing this letter to support Dave Duguay as Oxford County commissioner. I have known Dave for many years. We have worked together on many occasions, especially through the River Valley Rotary Club. Dave is always stepping up to volunteer on many of the club’s projects, which include making and delivering lobster lunches, helping […]
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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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Living in an era where misinformation is weaponized
“Jared Kushner is under federal investigation for diverting money to terrorist organizations according to a guy I met at the gas station who told me he works for the FBI” is something I would never be allowed to publish. “Donald Trump Jr. has an escalating cocaine dependency problem according to a woman I ran into […]
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Elaine Makas: ‘Herd’ on the news
Last month when President Trump voiced his support for herd mentality, I assumed that he had misspoken and actually meant herd immunity. I now realize that he really does advocate for herd mentality, a dangerous situation that leads to herd mortality. Elaine Makas, Lewiston
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Darcy Shargo: Why the 340B drug discount program must survive the pandemic
Pharmaceutical manufacturers have launched an all-out assault on a vital drug discount program that patients depend on for their medicines, and lives are at stake. The 340B program was created by Congress in the 1990s to give safety-net providers access to reduced pricing they could not negotiate on their own. Republicans and Democrats alike support the […]
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Alicia Heyburn: COVID-19 relief funds can help teens
The Sun Journal reported Oct. 6 that school districts may wind up leaving coronavirus relief money on the table because they can’t spend it before the year end deadline. Our youth are losing their connection to nature at an accelerated pace, yet the outdoors is a resource for learning, engagement and health and should be […]
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Lawrence Everett: Leaders must focus on more critical matters
In my opinion, we do not have a government. We have a collection of self-serving politicians only interested in the next election cycle. I and many others tried for years to get our elected officials to stop their political bickering and pay attention to what was happening here and around the globe. The escalating engineering […]
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Cal Thomas: The unmentioned issue in this campaign
“Debt is the worst poverty.” — Thomas Fuller, 17th-century English churchman and historian No reporter asks about it. The candidates don’t talk about it. Are voters even concerned about it? The unmentioned “it” is the national debt, which days ago reached $27 trillion and continues to grow like an untreated tumor on the economic body […]
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Glenn Chateauvert: Questioning Gideon’s courage
During the recent strike at Bath Iron Works, Sara Gideon showed up to make a couple of speeches and have a photo op with some of the union bosses. When she was questioned by Local 6 union members on the picket line, she talked around their questions and went and hid in the union hall. […]
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Peter Zanoni: Trump has trumped mask doubters
President Trump has proven again that he is a great leader. It’s not just about jobs, the economy or migration control that I allude to. It’s about his unselfish act of helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. What other person would place their life at risk to lead by example, that is, by not […]
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Ryan Lorrain: Augusta needs Millett’s service
Rep. Sawin Millett represents the very best of public service, and I’m proud to support his reelection campaign this November. The state Legislature’s role in 2021 will be critical to our economic comeback in Maine. With budget shortfalls expected due to the pandemic, the Legislature can benefit from Rep. Millett’s decades-long experience with the intricacies […]