Established businesses and promising new ventures near the intersection of Lisbon Street and East Avenue in Lewiston have been struggling for years. Meanwhile, the need for affordable senior housing that is convenient to essential services has been increasing. There is an easy solution to both problems.  Lewiston Housing Authority should be allowed to renew its […]

Arming our teachers — has this world gone mad? It’s time parents were held responsible for their child’s behavior. Teachers are expected to teach students how to behave in the school setting, how to be kind, and treat others with respect, all of which should be taught in the home. Why aren’t the parents of […]

As a Maine citizen and standardbred harness horse owner, it was disheartening and disappointing to see any Maine newspaper publish an article written by Boston University students who likely have never stepped foot in a standardbred barn, farm or race track. “There’s an ugly side to Maine harness racing” (Jan. 31) was one-sided. The number […]

I was pleased to hear the news regarding the efforts to revive the New England Clean Energy Connect project. We will do well to remember that the campaign against the NECEC was funded by fossil fuel interests that pumped more than $20 million into Maine to sway voters. Companies like Calpine and NextEra are now […]

I write to address concerns raised in a letter to the editor regarding the warming center being supported by the city of Lewiston at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. (Mark Wood, “Clarification needed on county expenditures for unhoused,” Jan. 21). First, some general information about the City Mission Program at Calvary UMC. Seeing […]

I think it is important to judge politicians by what they do, rather than what they tell us they are going to before they get elected. Here are a few examples: LR 214: An Act to Require a Person to Show Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting, introduced by Sen. Matthew Pouliot, R-Kennebec. LR […]

I feel it’s wrong for mentally ill people who commit horrendous crimes to be allowed to go free after treatment. If they regain their mental health, and become aware of their deeds, they should have to serve time in a restricted area, not freed after treatment. I would like to see a new law, retroactive […]

I imagine what it would be like if most rich people became willing to pay their fair share of taxes, so that our country would have the necessary resources to fill everyone’s needs. Housing, proper medical care, food, transportation, etc. — I’m talking basic needs. There’s too much greed in this country; sooner or later […]

You can’t make this stuff up. The School of Social Work at the University of Southern California just announced that to avoid sounding anti-Black or anti-immigrant, it will “remove the term ‘field’ from our curriculum and practice and replace it with ‘practicum’.” It seems that “‘going into the field’ or ‘fieldwork’ may have connotations for […]

Some Republicans accuse people of being “woke” as if it’s an insult, something bad and something to be ashamed of. Until now I thought woke meant waking a person out of sleep. That’s not what woke currently means when used as a political weapon against people of color. In 2017, a new meaning of “woke” […]