The Equality Act would ensure that all LGBTQ Americans can live, work, and access public spaces free from discrimination, no matter what city or state they call home.
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 inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Alex Lear: Music, memories mingle on Father’s Day
Learics: Dad was a little bashful at times about singing with me, apologizing if he felt he was off key. Which was ironic, because I was honored to sing with him. As a child I’d hear him crooning in the bathroom, his smooth voice bolstered by the room’s acoustics, and I admired his ability. I hoped that when I grew up, we could sing together.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Linda Harmon: Cut down on paper mill odors
I wonder if there is anything at all possible to reduce paper mill smell with technology? I have lived in Mexico, Maine, over a year and I love my neighborhood, but not the smell. Linda Harmon, Mexico
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In rebuttal: Susan Young: Data reveals fallacy of letter’s assertions
In his June 10 letter “America isn’t ‘a football game between two parties,’” Joe Voisine argues that Democrats are responsible for high unemployment, crime and inflation rates. However, a quick check of data reveal the fallacy of his other assertions. For example: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, unemployment fell more under Obama (from […]
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Anya Fetcher: We’re drowning in plastic; it’s time for producers to turn off the tap
For decades, producers have been filling the world with so much plastic that it’s become virtually inescapable. They’ve done this while passing the costs and blame on to individuals and communities. Maine can stop this rising tide by putting the responsibility for addressing this crisis where it belongs.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Larry Shapiro: Israel is democracy, not apartheid
The Palestinians have had great success in influencing American academics and students to support their victimhood narrative (see “Bates Students Support Palestinians, Denounce College,” May 14). Being against Israel is now a requirement for one to participate in the civil rights community. Nothing Israel can do, no concessions it can make, will change minds. Israel […]
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In rebuttal: Coral Howe: History must be learned, understood, not erased
I write in response to Kevin Landry’s June 8 letter to the editor (“People need equal opportunities, not equal outcomes“). Critical race theory is more than just categorizing people into the oppressed and oppressors. Critical race theory is the idea that there is no biological or inherent idea of “inferiority” tied to race. To elaborate, […]
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Rich Lowry: H.R.1 is a travesty
It is unfocused, highhanded in its impositions on the states, careless of speech rights, and constitutionally dubious. Absent some radical turnabout, the bill is dead in the Senate, and it deserves to be.
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Deanne Danforth: Mass psychosis’ impact on America
Republicans have a serious case of mass psychosis. Republicans are spreading conspiracy theories about the election, COVID injections, QAnon, President Biden, cancel culture, former President Trump, etc. These crazy theories have become normal in America. The delusions are spreading like wildfire. Mass psychosis caused the Salem witch trials, genocide of the Jews, Japanese internment camps […]