Lee Clement is running for the Legislature from House District 96. Lewiston needs this thoughtful, intelligent, successful, wise, honest, transparent, cooperative and kind man to help make Augusta do the right thing for Lewiston. His career as a public safety professional is perfect preparation for understanding and solving this city’s and state’s problems at a […]
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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Rich Lowry: The new radical norm at elite colleges
That elite institutions, blessed with such enormous resources and given such influence over the development of young people, are so hostile to our own civilization is one of the scandals of the age.
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Cal Thomas: Words and deeds
Did charges by Democrats and some Republicans that they consider Trump a “threat to democracy” partially motivate accused sniper Ryan Wesley Routh? Someone will have to ask him, but the loose talk by Trump, his running mate J.D. Vance, as well as those on the left and right have contributed to the poisoning of our political atmosphere.
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Austin Bay: The US election’s dirty issue: Undisciplined and corrupted security agencies
The list of American security agencies stained by bureaucratic incompetence, dreadful leadership and outright political corruption just keeps getting longer.
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Froma Harrop: Trump probably doesn’t care about IVF
The political problem for Trump is twofold: One is that IVF is a popular solution for infertile couples, and the prospect of banning it is most unpopular. The other is that he is responsible for ending the constitutional right to an abortion, which is how we got here.
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John Cleveland: Damien shares Auburn people’s values
I know from experience, having served in the state Senate for 10 years, that serving as a state representative requires an enormous commitment of time and energy, doing the legislative work required at the State House and listening to the needs and concerns of the people one represents back home. I know Stefanie Mahr Damien […]
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Richard Grandmaison: Sen. Rotundo listens, helps find solutions
State Sen. Peggy Rotundo is running for reelection for District 21 in Lewiston. She is a caring person with integrity and honesty and is well known throughout Lewiston and Maine. She can bring people together to solve problems and move forward. I met Peggy when she served on the Lewiston School Board. I have talked […]
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Elaine Makas: U.S. Rep. Golden deserves reelection
I will be voting to reelect U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. I don’t always agree with him, but the issues on which we do agree — protection of Social Security and Medicare, and a woman’s right to control her own body, to name just two — far outweigh the issues on which we disagree. I know […]
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Cynthia Forrest: Rep. Libby aims to tackle state’s ‘out-of-control’ spending
We received our property tax bill the other day. It made me think about Maine’s tax rates in general, which are in the top four highest in the country, and number one highest state for property tax rates, when compared to income. In contrast, states like New Hampshire have no income tax, and still their […]