Chris and Joline Beam: Stealing political signs a ‘cowardly act’

For the fourth time, a Biden/Harris yard sign has been stolen from our property. Although we don’t know the identity and motive of the perpetrator, we have a strong suspicion. The person in question should know that the missing signs have been replaced, and the incident reported to the police. If the reason for this […]

Rotary club selling crocus bulbs to raise funds for polio awareness

BRIDGTON — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club President Julie Forbes contracted polio at age 2. Although she dreamed of being a cheerleader as a youngster, academics would become her strength. Lengthy hospitalizations were normal in her early years. But she was one of the lucky ones, having found relief from, then studying, homeopathy and other natural […]

Cal Thomas: The Ultimate October Surprise

President Trump’s infection with COVID-19 adds to a year no fiction writer could have contrived. The image of Trump last Friday walking out of the White House wearing a mask and traveling by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was an optic we have not seen with this president, and it was sobering. […]

Cartoon for Thursday, Oct. 8

Susan Nadeau: Support for Sara Gideon

I am a registered independent, a veteran teacher, a mom, a Grammy and a Christian, raised in Auburn. Long ago when I was a young girl, my best friend’s mother was a Hungarian Jew who survived Auschwitz. I vividly remember the day I broke down in tears telling her, “I just can’t listen to another […]

Cartoon for Wednesday, Oct. 7

Karen Turino: Blastow should represent House District 72

We are fortunate to have a candidate for state House District 72 who is a health care professional: Jen Blastow of Otisfield. She knows the issues we have navigating the health insurance bureaucracy and paying for prescriptions after 18 years as a nurse practitioner in the Oxford Hills area. Jen’s second most important issue, and […]

Lisa Ward: Poliquin deserves state Senate votes

I write today in support of Martha Poliquin for the Maine Senate seat here in District 22: Sabattus, Lisbon, Wales, Leeds, Durham, Wayne, Litchfield, Turner and Greene. I am active in the Lisbon community, and have served on several boards, including the town council. I recognize and respect Poliquin’s strong work ethics, her drive to […]

Frank Kieliszek: Support for Biden-Harris ticket

Our 74-year-old president is sick with COVID-19. Joe Biden is 78. This year’s choice for vice president is more important than ever. Mike Pence has a long history of right-wing positions on women’s rights, climate change, Citizen’s United. Mr. Pence stands behind President Trump. He endorses the border wall. He voted to defund Planned Parenthood. […]

Judith Green: Stop stealing political signs

Well, now I know why there are so few Joe Biden signs in our area. My husband and I put out two signs. The one in North Waterford was gone by morning; the one in front of our camp in Stoneham lasted almost a week before it was stolen. We hear a great deal these […]