Shouldn’t housing policy be fair and consistent across the state? This fall, I interviewed a lifelong Mainer, a veteran living on a low income who is a victim of inconsistent and unfair housing policies. When searching for housing in Lewiston-Auburn, he’s been turned down repeatedly for inconsistent reasons. While one landlord rejected him because of […]

Gov. Mills continues to ignore Mainers’ will to have a say in government issues. She views Mainers as too stupid as to know what’s in their best interest. Enough is enough. Her dictatorship has to stop. I am more than happy to drop her off at the nearest beach. She can social distance and pound […]

The election is over. Biden is the winner – not an apparent winner. In my lifetime, Trump is the only president who has not made a concession call to the winner and started the process of transition to a new administration. He and prominent members of the Republican Party have made accusations of voter fraud […]

If it was only a matter of being a sore loser, you could excuse Trump. But what he’s doing — loudly advocating distrust of our most basic democratic practices, and making it harder for Biden to take up the position — is making us weaker as a nation. Bad enough he’s spent the past three […]

I would like to take a moment to thank Gov. Mills for her handling of the coronavirus. I am a Republican who did not vote for her, but right now I am happy she is our governor. She has had to walk a fine line to protect Mainers from this devastating virus, as well as […]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men are created equal,” is one of the greatest untruths ever penned in our nation’s history, yet this deception is surpassed by the words “We the People” in the Constitution of the United States. The founders of America did not believe all men were created equal considering […]

There has been a “great darkness” released upon the world – COVID-19. Many people are aiding in its spread by not observing CDC guidelines. They couldn’t care less about the people moving about in the world around them. In a sense I consider those people who fail or ignore wearing face masks and practice social […]

I am writing to express my great sorrow at the fate of the Elmvale Farm cats. Last September, 83 cats were seized from appalling conditions: the cats themselves were in need of urgent medical treatment. Sixty-five of the cats needed antibiotics, 52 had upper respiratory infections, 48 had dental disease that required pulling teeth, 25 […]

This week we are honoring our veterans for all they have done to keep our country safe. They have done this in times of war and peace, and sometimes when it seems a bit of both. They did this knowing their lives could be sacrificed. Now we are at war with the COVID-19 virus, and […]

The Oxford Helping Hands Food Pantry would like to thank 5-year-old Liliana Tripp, and her parents, for the generous donation of food, money and gift cards. We were amazed at what one little girl could do when she put her mind to it. It will go a long way towards helping our hungry friends and […]