LEWISTON – Janet Yvette Turcotte sadly passed away unexpectedly at home on July 8, 2020, in the arms of her husband …
July 2020
Obituary: Dana Lejonhud
HEBRON ? Dana Lejonhud, 57, passed away unexpectedly at his neighbor’s house in Hebron on Wednesday afternoon, after surviving Leukemia last …
Obituary: Florice L. Collins
LIVERMORE – Florice L. Collins, 73, of Livermore, passed away peacefully after a long illness on July 10, 2020, at the …
Obituary: John Mark Plumley
HARTFORD – John Mark Plumley, 79, of Hartford, ME, received his angel wings July 12, 2020, in Lewiston, Maine. John, “Jack” …
A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis
Rep. John Lewis rose from poverty to become a leader of the civil rights movement before being elected to Congress
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and “American hero”
Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
John Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died.
Crystal Ward: Quote was from wrong document
This is in response to Robert Limoges’ letter (July 15), “Non-maskers a threat to life, liberty.” His statement “In the Bill of Rights, the very first ‘right’ is ‘life’ followed by ‘liberty and the pursuit of happiness’” was incorrect. The statement to which Limoges referred comes from the Declaration of Independence — a document sent […]
Renee Cote: Support for Gina Melaragno
Although November may seem like a long way off, soon voters will be choosing the people who will represent them in the Maine Legislature. Gina Melaragno has done an excellent job of representing voters in Auburn’s District 62 and is running for reelection. She grew up in Auburn and understands the issues the city faces. […]
William LaRochelle: What he says tells the story
In a recent column (July 12), Marc Thiessen trotted out this quote from President Trump’s July 4 speech at Mount Rushmore as a proof of the chief executive’s God-centeredness: “Every child, of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God.” It’s a statement laughably falsified by Trump’s passion […]