I have been fortunate to have experienced the challenges of raising three sons and the pleasures of being a grandparent. I have observed with exhilaration first steps and words, pillow fights, flying kites and, most importantly, the first days of day care and pre-kindergarten. I believe that the United States of America provides the greatest […]

I have known Kristen Cloutier for over a decade, and I have been grateful for her thoughtful leadership and definitive action for Lewiston. From volunteering with numerous local nonprofits, to serving on the school committee and city council, to representing us in Augusta for several years now — Kristen’s love for our city is evident […]

Three weeks ago, at an exciting event in Auburn, Laurel Libby declared her candidacy for re-election to the state House of Representatives in front of hundreds of friends and supporters. I, for one, am grateful she has chosen to run again. Laurel has common sense, is fiscally responsible, and listens to those in her district. […]

I don’t always agree with Janet Mills, but she’s Maine’s better choice. As “the pandemic governor,” Mills steadily navigated Maine. However, Paul LePage is unfit for governing. Faced by two students exercising free speech holding handmade signs when he spoke in Farmington as governor, the flustered LePage stormed away like a baby, as was typical. […]

In times like these — when public discourse is divided and intense, and politicians so want to be re-elected that their meta-communication gets blurred — discerning voters may be searching for a politician with uprightness for whom they may vote. Two weeks ago I discovered a political figure who spoke her conscience as a senator […]

The Auburn mayor doesn’t like to read what I have to say in my letters to the editor. Here are my opinions on “development and Lake Auburn.” The city wants development. The city paid $100,000 for a study that said “not to seek to ease the current resource protection zoning or consider rezoning portions of […]