Alex Lear

Sun Journal

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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October 29, 2020

Area parishes to commemorate All Souls’ Day

PORTLAND — On All Souls’ Day, also known as the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, Catholic Church parishioners pray for the souls of those who have died and are still in purgatory being prepared for eternal life in heaven. Parishioners believe they can help those souls in purgatory through prayers. Several area parishes are […]
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October 29, 2020

Mark Rains: Support for Jan Collins

Maine Legislative Republicans missed two important points when they stated they would “not support an open-ended session that fails to focus on amending the governor’s emergency powers.” First, states doing the best at keeping citizens safe and economies healthy (Maine is among the leaders) are the ones that are guided by their public health departments […]
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October 29, 2020

Nancy Greene: Gideon would bring balance to Washington

I will be very honest: One of the major reasons I’m voting for Sara Gideon for the U.S. Senate is my concern about a Trump victory. If he wins and Republicans hold the Senate, the U.S. Constitution simply cannot withstand another four years with an unbalanced president, joined by Mitch McConnell and followers. While she […]
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October 29, 2020

Katie Kephart: Libby is good for health care

My baby has a rare genetic condition that affects only one in 32,000 people. Only two hospitals in the entire United States research it. Before telehealth became available because of COVID-19, he spent 80% of his life admitted to hospitals or traveling to distant appointments. Travel cancelled because of extreme weather had severe consequences for […]
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October 29, 2020

David Hilton: Coolidge deserves House District 65 seat

I am writing in support of Misty Coolidge for Maine House representative for the western part of Poland and all of New Gloucester (District 65). She works not only hard at her businesses and the raising of her three children with her husband Peter, but she volunteers hard also. By volunteering at the Good Shepard […]
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October 29, 2020

William Welch: Vote Morrison for House District 60

As a business owner and longtime resident of Lewiston, I am supporting John Morrison for House District 60. John’s history as a business owner in Lewiston and Auburn provides him the experience to represent small business owners. John has made it one of his missions to provide young adults with the skills and opportunities to […]
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October 29, 2020

Lynn Adams: Libby a hard worker, problem solver

I first met Laurel Libby when we met to collect signatures together for a referendum question on a July day. It was my first day out — she showed me the ropes, had confidence in me, and encouraged me. By September I had gotten nearly 700 signatures. Not her 4,002, but more than I ever […]
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October 29, 2020

Bob Stone: ‘Clean Elections’ can’t escape dark money

After noting dark money popping up on Facebook in the form of ads supporting incumbent Democrats Claxton and Sheats, I wanted to see how much dark money has been spent in addition to the Maine “Clean” Election funds that each received. What I found was nothing that really shocked me. As of last week, Sheats […]
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October 29, 2020

Nichole Stevens: House District 65 deserves Coolidge

I have had the pleasure of knowing Misty Coolidge for 22 years. One day she told me she was going to start one of her, now many, businesses here in New Gloucester, and that she also decided to buy a home here in town for her growing family. I was thrilled and knew she’d be […]
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October 29, 2020

Gabrielle Russell: Cloutier deserves reelection to Augusta

Kristen Cloutier is the best candidate for representative for House District 60. I have seen her in roles as mayor of Lewiston, City Council president and as my representative in the past. Her willingness to listen and consider different positions is one of her many strengths. Kristen has strong economic goals, including increases to transportation […]

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