I am supporting the election of Bettyann Sheats for the Maine State Senate. Bettyann has served her country in the U.S. military and has served Maine and the Lewiston-Auburn area as a member of the Legislature. Her record of accomplishments in Augusta is excellent. Bettyann listens to her colleagues’ positions carefully before deciding on the […]

Sixty years ago I was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, and was arrested with 799 others at Sproul Hall. I didn’t know if I would be expelled; it was important to stand up for free speech for Bary Goldwater Republicans as well as Students for a Democratic Society. Professors bailed us out, […]

Maine is one of the most taxed states in the union. It’s unthinkable — especially since much of the state is rural with limited job opportunities. Yet the state government continues to grow. Where will it end? I am seeking a legislator who knows the value of a budget, has the wisdom to know what […]

Corporate-owned television has shown us the recent breakup of the student encampments at our nation’s colleges and universities protesting the ongoing killings in Gaza by the state of Israel with the full complicity by our U.S. government. Are the tents the problem, or is the problem 2,000-pound bombs supplied with billions of our U.S. tax […]

I am writing this letter of support for Lee Clement for Maine House District 96. I have known Lee for many years and know him to be a man of great moral character. His fiscally responsible viewpoints would serve the people of Maine well as we strive to meet the financial challenges that lay ahead. […]

I’m responding to Glenn Chateauvert (“In Biden vs. Trump, these numbers matter,” April 25). It is true gas prices are much higher than they were four years ago, not to mention groceries, etc. It is not true that all Democrats hate America. No one has promoted hate and division more than one D.J. Trump. My […]

I visited Lewiston High School on May 3 with the rest of the Lewiston legislative delegation. We got permission to visit the school during a school assembly. The reason for our visit was to acknowledge and present legislative sentiments for the outstanding achievements students and teachers accomplished this year. There was boys hockey, which won […]

I have known Dan Campbell for many years, as a teacher and counselor, a coach and a friend. He is one of the most caring and empathetic people I know. But equally important, he is smart, forthright, energetic and highly engaged in our community and its needs. As a legislator, he would work to promote […]

As we mark both Teachers and Nurses Appreciation weeks, Oxford County Democrats wants to celebrate people in those professions. Educational systems have had challenging times, and the teachers have gone above and beyond. The care, high standards and quality of instruction is what we celebrate and appreciate. We also appreciate their hand-in-hand work with parents […]

Donald Trump’s legal battles before and after his presidency are now in the hands of the judicial system. Lawmakers receiving handouts from billionaires enhancing their portfolios should not be allowed. I am not in favor of either Joe Biden or Trump running for the presidency. In my opinion, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia would […]