Lt. Justin Brown of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department ran an excellent campaign for sheriff. Lt. Brown ran as an independent, void of any political party support or money. He lost by only a few votes. An amazing result. His entire campaign was based on the need for changes he would make within the department. […]

I write in rebuttal to Clem Bechard (“Energy malarkey reigns while prices needlessly soar,” Dec. 8). President Biden increased the amount of leases on federal lands in his first year to 3,557, from 2,658 in President Trump’s last year, (Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, Jan. 21). Voisine also changed his mind and is urging […]

Well, it didn’t take long. Sen. Eric Brakey voted against heating assistance for Mainers in his first vote in the current Senate. He ran for election on smaller government and lower taxes. The heating assistance bill would have returned $450 of our tax dollars to nearly 800,000 eligible Maine taxpayers. He voted against. His reasoning […]

Well, that didn’t take long. At the first opportunity to flex his obstructionist muscles, political gadfly and newly minted Sen. Eric Brakey kicked sand into the gears of a very popular proposal which would have helped thousands of Maine citizens deal with the highest heating oil prices in our history. The proposal had overwhelming support, […]

I urge U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to support Senate action on H.R. 6707, a bill introduced by Jared Golden and co-sponsored by fellow U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree to ensure that federal laws apply to Wabanakis in Maine. Of the 570 federally recognized tribes in the U.S., Wabanakis are unique in that federal […]

I would like to comment on the homelessness crisis in Central Maine. My heart will always be with Central Maine, especially Lewiston. As a 30-year-old I had $70 and a ticket to catch a Greyhound bus to Sarasota, Florida. I arrived at midnight with no home and no familiarly with Sarasota — my journey as […]

Republicans have very little time to find the right contender as the criminal investigation of Donald Trump closes in. Trump undoubtedly wants protection as a presidential candidate. America will never forget the rioting on Jan. 6, 2021, under Trump’s watch, refusing to accept the loss of the 2020 election. What provoked Trump making fun of […]

Most of us profess to love birds. Many of us also love cats. Many of us own cats. But you can’t love birds and love what cats do to them. Cats kill birds. Lots of them. As of 2019 there were about 7.2 billion birds in the U.S., compared to 10.1 billion 50 years ago. […]

I don’t understand why our representatives stay quiet and just let this administration refuse to use our energy. The oil prices are so high now that we are buying infrared heaters to try to offset oil prices. So what did I learn today? The energy suppliers are going to raise the rates by 49 percent.  That […]

Maine’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is a good idea. It represents tried and true public policy that has withstood the test of time, along with the scrutiny of many legislators, governors and differing partisan majorities. It works. Nonetheless a handful of people who think otherwise are now using a newly enacted constitutional amendment to […]