Scott Harriman: Let’s return Carl Sheline to the mayor’s office

I urge people to join me in voting for Mayor Carl Sheline in the mayoral runoff election. Lewiston voters spoke loudly and decisively a few weeks ago by unseating three members of the City Council who frequently clashed with Sheline during the last term. Sheline’s opponent in this runoff campaigned alongside those ousted councilors and […]

Jody Jalbert: Supporting strong communities through our local journalism

We produce our journalism in service to our communities, knowing that informed communities are stronger communities and that informed conversations bring context to complex issues and help people make good decisions. 

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Nov. 26

Froma Harrop: Mothers who work remotely are not ‘Mommies’

If the stress is really rooted in the lack of child care, that is a matter for public policy. And if the unfairness is that both mother and father have jobs, but the woman ends up doing most of the cleaning and child care, that’s something to be ironed out between the two of them.

Megan Parks: Sheline demonstrates collaboration and engagement

In these divisive times, functional collaboration among elected officials is more important than ever. As chairperson of the Lewiston School Committee, I have experienced firsthand how a lack of collaboration and communication between the mayor, City Council, and School Committee can negatively impact our functioning on the school side. This is often apparent during budget […]

Elizabeth Eames: Lewiston must reelect Mayor Carl Sheline

After the recent electoral sweep, Lewiston can anticipate the return of our City Council to a modicum of sanity. As Ward 3 School Committee representative, however, I do worry that such ugliness might migrate to the schools. After all, it has done so in other localities, near and far. Nominating the City Council representative to […]

Joseph Philippon: Time matters, and is often the difference between life and death

While we hope and pray that such a tragedy never happens again in our community, I believe it imperative that we do all we can to prevent or minimize in the future.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Who took ‘service’ out of the ‘service economy?’

One reason stores put a worker at the self-checkout aisle is to stop thievery. The thievery that doesn’t get stopped raises losses and prices the rest of us pay to cover the loss to thieves.

Larry Gilbert Sr.: Our hearts go out to all of the families

It was Oct. 25 the day I left Lewiston to fly to Florida. On the second leg of my flight from Baltimore to Orlando, I was watching CNN News on the plane when the announcement came that there was a mass shooter in Lewiston with 16 dead and another 50 to 60 wounded. (Early media […]

Aaron Morrison: We need data-driven approach to PFAS reporting

As the owner of Morrison Plumbing & Heating in Turner, I’m writing on behalf of other businesses and our growing employee base to express concern over Maine’s strict PFAS reporting law. While we understand the urgency of addressing harmful PFAS in the environment, Maine’s current definition of PFAS is overly broad and makes compliance unrealistic […]