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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Published
October 4, 2022

Martha Poliquin: Bianconi would bring ‘hardworking, new face’ to commission

Androscoggin County would be well served with Dr. Greg Bianconi as a county commissioner for District 4 (Lisbon, Sabattus and Wales). Dr. B. is well rooted in and connected to the community he’s lived in for almost 40 years. He was a family physician in Lisbon for 35 years, served on the Lisbon Advisory Board […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Kathryn Tracy: Rotundo offers informed, compassionate advocacy

In November, Lewiston has an opportunity to elect Peggy Rotundo to the Maine State Senate. Her previous service as a legislator brought many key services to her district, but also to the whole state of Maine. As a social worker who primarily supported older people, I was especially impressed with Peggy’s sponsorship of the bill […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Ann Edwards: Commission candidate Ricci a hard worker, community volunteer

I am pleased to share that Amanda Ricci is a candidate for Androscoggin County commissioner for District 7 (Leeds, Turner, Livermore and Livermore Falls). Amanda is a compassionate woman who values connection with others, regardless of their life circumstances or background. She is respectful and open minded. Amanda has demonstrated throughout her professional career that […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Michelle Tucker: Senate needs Brakey for welfare reform

Eric Brakey has my support for Maine Senate District 20 because of his work on welfare reform. I was surprised by a recent letter to this paper from a supporter of his opponent, Bettyann Sheats, attacking Brakey’s call for work requirements on benefits for able-bodied adults without children. According to the letter, Brakey said, “Getting […]
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October 2, 2022

Gene Geiger: Rep. Cloutier offer collaborative approach in Augusta

This November many will vote against candidates they fear will end life as we know it. I think life as we know it will end if such anger means our democratic institutions cease to function. The smarter approach is to elect those who have shown they will do the persistent, hard work to solve problems […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Lee Clement: McLean wouldn’t be soft on crime as tri-county DA

I enthusiastically support Neil McLean as the strongest, most experienced candidate for district attorney in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin Counties. This is not a position for OJT (on-the-job training). On Day 1, it requires a strong, no-nonsense prosecutor with relevant prosecutorial experience, not just a diploma from a law school. Neil doesn’t believe in being […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Kathie Leonard: Gov. Mills has offered ‘calm, strong’ leadership

I strongly support the re-election of Janet Mills for governor. Due to her calm, strong leadership, my company, Auburn Manufacturing, was able to employ our 50-person workforce throughout COVID. When COVID hit, she deemed manufacturers “essential,” assuring that we could maintain operations. We then qualified for federal loans to help us through those toughest months. […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Jeremiah and Sara Bartlett: Lee would serve Auburn well as District 89 representative

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we endorse the candidacy of Adam Lee for Maine House District 89. We have both known Adam in various settings — professionally and as a member of our neighborhood. Adam, in all things, listens seriously to complicated topics and works diligently to resolve them. He is a […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Joe Voisine: Candidate attack ads seem neverending

It never seems to end, come election time, the money spent on television by “special interests” to get people’s votes on the candidates of their choice. Some of these attack ads are by political action committees that so often get people elected by fabricating untruth. Imagine if all of the nonsense that goes on in […]
Published
October 2, 2022

Austin Bay: Iran’s latest rebellion, in context

What doesn’t appear in major media is the sorry and cowardly depth of America’s feckless response to the Iranian people’s appeals for aid and assistance in escaping the terrible Aryan Islamofascist regime that brutalizes them.

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