I wish to add my comment regarding the Sun Journal’s April 27 front page article, “Proposal to arm teachers draws emotions,” by Lana Cohen of the Portland Press Herald. My comment questions Maine’s legislators over the simplistic logic of protecting school children by arming a school official. As a retired Army officer with 33 years […]
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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Gary Merrill: Invest in Maine’s CTE centers, grow its economy
It is heartening to read in your newspaper that legislators are considering a proposal to increase funding to Maine’s career and technical high schools. From where I sit as the CEO of a 186-year-old large manufacturer, this is long overdue. Technical education centers are the very places where my company, along with many other employers, […]
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Joel Furrow: Late-term abortion isn’t compassionate, it’s the cruelest injustice
LD 1619 would cause suffering of the most defenseless among us and ultimately destroy the life of unborn, viable, human babies. How can this act be considered “compassionate”? We must all consider LD 1619 to be an extreme injustice for the viable, human lives that it would ultimately destroy.
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Froma Harrop: Trump’s extremism on abortion cannot be hid
What Gov. Ron DeSantis has done in Florida — virtually ban all access to abortion — Donald Trump has come close to doing to the entire country. Trump is just better at playing all sides.
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Terry Strieder: Cutting library hours would save ‘pennies on the budget’
Cutting the budget to the Lewiston Public Library is a bad idea for all involved. According to a recent article on the subject of the budget cuts, it was stated that the library makes up 2% of the city budget. Cutting back on the hours the library is open would save the equivalent of pennies […]
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William Smith III: Bill would require analysis of corridor’s greenhouse gas impact
As a conservative outdoorsman who cares deeply about our environment, I am offended when economic projects get sold as having an environmental benefit when they have no such thing. In recent years this “greenwashing” commonly comes under the guise of “climate.” There is no better case in point than the Central Maine Power corridor, euphemistically […]
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Rep. Kathy Shaw: We need to promote firsthand food education in our school
As a lifelong farmer, I feel fortunate to have been able to experience firsthand the power of knowing where my food comes from and the joy of being able to support my community with this most basic need. But for adults and kids today, the source of their food can be a mystery or something […]
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David Treadwell: The two faces of Tucker Carlson
I read with interest the article by Steve Collins titled, “Fox may not want Tucker Carlson, but Bryant Pond does” (April 25). While Tucker might be a fine citizen around Bryant Pond, his constant divisive rants on Fox News have been a scourge on decency and democracy. I assume that the people quoted in the […]