Geography isn’t everything, but often when it comes to geopolitics, there’s no substitute for cold, hard real estate.
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
Carole Richards: ‘It’s only four years’
Well, here we are on the other side of the 2024 election, and as the air clears we are able to see the ruin and destruction of a hard-fought battle for our democracy. A few of the original Republican Party are standing, trying to save themselves and their beliefs. Those off in the distance have […]
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Jim Pross: Bon Vivant’s owners dared to dream
While I was saddened to read in the Sun Journal last week that Bon Vivant had closed its doors, I know that it was not a failure. I was one of the founders of Sonder & Dram, the bar at the end of Ash Street in Lewiston. It was risky to open Sonder & Dram, […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
David Griswold: State, landowners must partner to minimize wildfire outbreaks
The California wildfires remind me that large fires are possible in Maine. In the ’70s and ’80s a spruce-budworm outbreak killed millions of trees. Salvage efforts caused a clear-cutting controversy, but removed fuel from the North Woods. The only significant fire occurred in Baxter State Park, where “forever wild” management increased fire risk. Spruce budworm […]
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Ben Lounsbury: There’s real strategy in keeping fingers and toes warm
The most important statistic that your autonomic system calculates is the ratio of how much heat you are generating compared to how much heat you are losing, or heat generated divided by heat lost. You are playing the game very well if the heat you are generating is equal to the heat you are losing.
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Cal Thomas: Dumbing down New Jersey schools
Act 1669 removes a requirement that teachers pass a basic reading, writing and math test to be eligible to teach. The law was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) last June.
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Froma Harrop: Young men who don’t leave home? Is Mama a reason?
Among Americans ages 25 to 34, about 20% of the men are still living with their parents compared with 12% of the women. Fewer young males than females are attending college or job training.
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Austin Bay: Greenland: The USA’s next east coast?
Greenland is a major piece in the complex diplomatic, economic and military puzzle confronting the U.S. and its NATO allies with legitimate claims to the Arctic Ocean’s sea lanes and seabed resources: Canada, Norway and Denmark (via Greenland). The claims of these democracies are being challenged by Russia — and potentially China.
