“If you’re afraid to offend, you can’t be honest.” — Thomas Paine People who look around Lewiston will see the validity of this statement. Flunking public schools that have been sporadically closed over the past two years. Rising crime. Homelessness caused partly by out-of-staters. A retail district with little retail but plenty of nonprofit agencies. […]

My first awareness of Bettyann Sheats’ caring nature occurred through an older woman in my neighborhood who had a Bettyann sign on her lawn. When I asked her how she knew Bettyann she said she had stopped by to speak with her the other day. When Bettyann asked her what she needed, the woman told […]

Eric Brakey ran for Congress and lost. He ran for secretary of state and lost. He ran for U.S. Senate and lost in 2018, and moved to Texas. When he was in the Maine Senate he voted against the hourly wage raise for Maine workers bill. He voted against funding for school programs, funding for […]

With inflation out of control and no real sign of relief at the gas pump, we must ask ourselves how predictions of record-breaking costs to heat our homes this winter and rising food costs will effect us all. There is only one candidate for State House representative in District 88 talking about the economy and […]

Bettyann Sheats and Eric Brakey both spent four years in the Maine Legislature. Sheats enjoys solving problems with practical solutions to conflicting needs. We expect this because of her engineering background, small business ownership, and community volunteering. She’s served in the military, raised a family in Maine, goes door-to-door to ask for our vote. Brakey […]

Ben Weisner for state representative is the fresh face we need in Augusta. Ben is an independent who puts people before politics. As a business owner, he knows the problems that face small business owners. He promotes economic growth and would fight inflation by finding ways to reduce costs of fuel, groceries, electricity and heating […]

I encourage the voters of Poland and Mechanic Falls to vote for my husband, David Boyer, for House District 87. David considers every issue before making a decision and understands the stakes are high. What used to be families deciding to skip a planned vacation or dinner out at a restaurant are now families deciding […]

As inflation makes it more expensive to fill our gas tanks and grocery carts, Eric Brakey would work to restore the value of our paychecks. As our state senator, Brakey would bring down the cost of living, suspending taxes of life necessities — like heating oil. Brakey would reform welfare, getting able-bodied adults back to […]

Among the great ideas of civilization is the notion of organized government in its various forms, most effective and efficient when it’s democratic, transparent and aimed at benefiting the largest number of citizens most of the time. The most striking example: the Democratic Party in the U.S., creator of Social Security (President Franklin Roosevelt, 1935), […]

It’s obvious that we have some crime problems. It’s also obvious that staying the course in our current law enforcement and prosecution methods will do nothing to solve them. Ed Rabasco knows that and has a plan. That’s why he’s the best choice for district attorney. His plan to implement policies to reduce prison recidivism […]