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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Ben Wilson: Library is ‘an incredible part of Lewiston’
The Lewiston Public Library is a space of multitudes. The library’s books and educators provide a place of learning for youth and adults, private rooms often serve as offices for job meetings, the library’s roof and walls hold a space of warmth for those in our community who may not have a roof to return […]
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Darby Ray: Lewiston council should preserve library’s budget, hours
I recently learned that the Lewiston City Council is considering cutting the budget and hours of our amazing public library. The Lewiston Public Library is arguably the most important cultural, educational and civic institution in our community. It is a vibrant place of inquiry, research, innovation and learning for all. I strongly urge council members […]
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Edward Barrett: Lewiston library’s mission needs support from elected officials
As the Lewiston City Council considers cutting the Lewiston Public Library’s budget and operating hours, I would ask the council to carefully consider the library’s value to our community. The LPL remains one of the few free spaces that provides resources to everyone in our community: toddlers, students, senior citizens, educators and parents. And today’s […]
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Clarence Page: Even a majority needs to share the microphone
When your majority — or supermajority — cannot win an argument on its merits, you owe your colleagues and constituents something more than simply to cut off debate.
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Sarah Bishop: Why social work loan forgiveness makes sense for Maine
Maine is largely rural and is in desperate need for social workers. LD 632 would incentivize new master of social work graduates to stay in Maine by assisting in loan repayment and help assure that underserved people in Maine are getting the care they need and deserve.
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Rev. Richard Killmer: Why did the Biden administration approve a huge oil drilling project in Alaska?
The Biden administration owes us an explanation and a road map that shows how the nation will transition away from fossil fuels. Any new plans for fossil fuel extraction needs to be put in the context of achieving a 50% to 52% reduction by 2030.
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Austin Bay: Biden’s Afghanistan lies are a crime against the American people and honest history
In honest future history — and honest histories will be written about Biden’s fiasco, because it was bloody, inept and has huge consequence — the Reuters report will foreshadow the Biden administration’s epitaph: Even though it’s an outright falsehood, we must project a pro-Biden picture and babble a pro-Joe narrative because because because.
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Froma Harrop: Do you worry that your bank is too liberal?
Should I worry that my bank is too woke, whatever anyone means by “woke” these days? Right-wingers are peddling the argument, tailored for the rubes, that when financial institutions factor such concerns as the environment, social equity and governance (ESG) into their business, they are endangering themselves.