Lewiston city officials need to learn to live within their means. Until something is done to expand the tax base by attracting business and working people to this deteriorating city, the school and municipal budgets simply need to be less. It is unfair to expect the current residents to finance a tax increase approaching 10% […]

I ask fellow Lewiston community members to consider voting “yes” on the school budget Tuesday, July 9. If they have been voting no on the budget, I understand the impulse to cut costs — I do it all the time as a mom navigating the impossible cost of living. The cheapest pound of butter at […]

I’m wondering if Cal Thomas is senile. Last week he preached economic disaster, as the U.S.A. makes the fastest recovery in the free world. In the Sunday paper he says the left is plotting to challenge Trump’s policies, if he wins. Ridiculous; no proof. Does Thomas really believe, as Donald Trump promises retribution, the Jan. […]

I would like to tell people about Joan Beal, who is running for representative of Maine House District 81. I have known Joan for 15 years, as we are both members of the First Universalist Church Norway, where we have worked together on several committees. Joan has been involved in a number of community service […]

I am a multilingual teacher going into my seventh year serving the students of Lewiston public schools. I am a homeowner in Lewiston, and a new mother who has chosen to raise my family in this great city. Editor, I am frustrated. It seems that my fellow residents don’t care enough about the quality of […]