We are pleased to write in support of Bettyann Sheats for reelection as House Representative for District 64 (North Auburn and Minot). Sheats has served District 64 well. We first chatted with her in 2016 and were immediately impressed with her commitment to listening. She has demonstrated a willingness to explore all aspects of a […]
July 2020
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Scott Currie: Ned Claxton’s skills needed
I’m writing to thank Ned Claxton for his fine first term contribution in Maine Senate District 20. Claxton has provided his constituents with able representation in Augusta. He draws upon his many years of local medical practice and knowledge to address health care issues that effect the community and state. I like that he makes […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Adam Lee: Kristen Cloutier deserves reelection
I enthusiastically support Kristen Cloutier for reelection to the Maine House in District 60. I first met Cloutier when she was a Lewiston city councilor and I was serving as an Auburn city councilor. She demonstrated poise under pressure and skillfully handled controversial questions in a balanced and non-partisan manner. Those qualities and her capacity […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Peg Hoffman: Extend unemployment benefits
In the present health and economic crisis, Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins should support the extension of unemployment benefits and press Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the Democratic version to a vote. The Republican senators’ criticism that the benefits are too generous, that they discourage workers from returning to their jobs, is […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Casimiro: Want to protest? Make a sign
I agree with Thomas Shields in his recent letter (July 11) about NFL players “taking a knee” during the playing of the National Anthem. It is disrespectful, but that is not my principal objection. One thing never mentioned is that those football players, when “taking a knee,” are doing so in their workplace. The venue […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Joe Biden’s shockingly adequate campaign
The Biden campaign has been lucky most of all, but it’s also been smart, at least smart enough. To go, as Joe Biden did, from left for dead to sweeping to the Democratic nomination and quickly thereafter emerging as the favorite in November is a run of success that would be the envy of any […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Nancy Greene: Enough is enough
Are 135,000 coronavirus deaths enough? Are 3.5 million coronavirus cases enough? I’m baffled by Sen. Susan Collins’ lack of action. Why isn’t she demanding more from the federal government? Why isn’t she calling on the president to wear a mask, expand supplies of PPEs, take the warnings of health experts seriously? The virus is not […]
Posted inDear Abby
After 30 years, first love reappears in woman’s life
DEAR ABBY: I have come into contact with my first and forever love again after 30 years. We have had a few encounters throughout the years. When they happened, we fell right back into our comfort zone. We both have current relationships with others that are not satisfying. We have both had failed relationships as […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 21
100 Years Ago: 1920 Mrs. O’Connor has been teaching swimming for seven years with remarkable success. With her assistant, Mrs. Gladys Novis, she visited the swimming pools in Boston And New York during the winter with a view to obtaining new ideas, but found that her own methods were very similar to those she saw […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Osteoporosis is a common condition
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 86, and was finally, after a few false starts, diagnosed with two compression fractured vertebrae, which were very painful. This was followed by a diagnosis of osteoporosis. The doctor who diagnosed it told me that it was a disease mainly of the northern part of the planet, affecting folks living in […]