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.
Clarence Page: GOP does its best to show us how to normalize an insurrection
It took barely more than a nanosecond for former President Donald Trump and his allies to pounce on the new Capitol assault evidence and touch off a new wave of conspiracy theories, most of which appear to be a rehash of the old evidence in a feeble attempt to promote an alternative history.
Leslie B. Otten: The efficiency of local heat
Wood indisputably boasts the best carbon footprint of any widely available heating energy source. This undeniable truth stems from the fact that wood pellets are composed of biogenic carbon (unlike geologic carbon) assembled as sawmill residues, low grade forest products, and arboricultural waste wood.
Austin Bay: The Shell Crisis of 2023: Artillery munition shortages undermine Ukraine and Israel war efforts
The Free World Shell Crisis has embarrassing but instructive echoes of 1915 that ignorant politicians will ignore but wise leaders will heed.
Cal Thomas: We’ve seen this ‘film’ before
How many times must we see this plot repeated and not recognize it for what it is: terrorists kill innocent Israelis, including women and children, and after a while much of the world begins to suggest it’s the fault of the victims. If only there were no Jews. If only Israel didn’t exist seems to be their line.
Sen. Jeff Timberlake: OCFS must get it right. If it doesn’t, children die
The deaths of several children within weeks of each other in the summer of 2021 raised alarm bells when it was discovered they had some involvement with the agency. It was obvious that something was wrong within the department.
Rep. Sheila Lyman: 988 suicide hotline bill close to becoming reality
In the 131st Legislature, I submitted a bipartisan bill, L.D. 1263, to help save the lives of students. It adds the 988 number for the Suicide and Crisis Hotline to school ID cards and requires all public and charter schools and all public and private universities that already issue student IDs to include the 988 […]
Joshua Nagine: ‘Mayor Sheline is invested in Lewiston’s present and future’
I’ll be casting my vote for Carl Sheline in Lewiston’s mayoral runoff, and I encourage others to as well. Mayor Sheline has done much more than just his job for the past two years. A staunch advocate for our city as Lewiston’s “head cheerleader,” he has worn through a couple thousand miles of shoe leather […]
Arthur Wing: Repeal Maine’s monopoly law on mental health services
Tragic events in our community have made it clear: shortages of mental health services have reached a crisis point. So why do we still have monopoly laws that block the expansion of mental health services? It is time for reform — and Rep. Laurel Libby has submitted legislation in Augusta to make a difference. Here […]