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Jacob Morin: Pro-sports salaries a shameful sham

A 2013 article on huffpost.com (updated in 2017) titled “Visualizing the Yearly Salary of Professional Athletes, NBA Players Average $5+ Million a Year,” reveals the average athlete in the National Basketball Association earns roughly $5.15 million a year. When it comes to the big shot of American football, Tom Brady’s net worth, according to thestreet.com, […]

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Betty Bates: Reelect Belinda Gerry

Belinda Gerry serves her constituents well. She selflessly dedicates all her time in service to others, her council work and our community. She sets a good example for all of our councilors to follow by treating everyone with respect; patiently listens when we speak to her and carries out what she says she is going […]

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Richard Bennett: The hypocrisy of Democrats accepting donations they say they’re rejecting

Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins like to tout their pledge “not to accept corporate PAC money.” Each of the numerous email fundraising solicitations from Sara Gideon points out she isn’t “taking a dime from corporate PACs.” And the headline on Betsy Sweet’s campaign website proudly proclaims: “No PACs. No […]

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Leroy Walker: Endorsing Matt Leonard

I came to know Matt’s political mind when we worked against the COLAC merger of Auburn-Lewiston. He’s a critical thinker, self-motivator, change agent and forward thinker. Matt was born and raised in Maine, amid humble beginnings in a single parent household. Being a recipient of the “free lunch program,” he understands economical, social and educational […]

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Neil and Maureen Mayo: Lee Clement has our vote

Lee Clement, a candidate for Lewiston City Council in Ward 6, is a common sense, fact-finding guy with experience and knowledge that will benefit our ward and the city of Lewiston. As a retired law enforcement and public safety executive with more than four decades of service in municipal and county government in two states […]

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Ben Lounsbury: Joe Gray for mayor of Auburn

I met Joe Gray for the first time at a reception last week. I walked into a room full of people and looked for the candidate. Everybody looked friendly, and nobody looked full of himself. I was very pleasantly surprised when a nice man in comfortable clothes introduced himself as Joe Gray. It took no […]