It gets to me when people complain about homeless people. They want homeless people to get a job, but how can they — they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. If a homeless person wants to work, they need an address where they live. But they don’t have one, and they can’t […]

Oh please, a kinder Paul LePage is now embracing immigrants and loves them? Anyone who swallows that malarkey doesn’t need a voter ID, they need an IQ test (“Former Gov. Paul LePage courts new Mainer votes in Portland,” April 6). The last time around, LePage waged a relentless war on food stamps. This time he […]

When all else fails, lower your standards. This appears to be the mantra of Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and his four seemingly handpicked city councilors. As a former Auburn city councilor, Auburn Water District trustee, and charter member of the Lake Auburn Watershed Commission, I have sat through dozens of meetings and listened to developers […]

I see that Calvary Chapel Bangor is suing Gov. Janet Mills over her use of restrictions during the pandemic. I say, thank God we have an intelligent, caring leader who made an effort to protect our health and well-being. If anything, she probably should have acted quicker and provided enforcement. It’s very hard for me […]

Thank you to Violet Gerber for her letter to the editor (“Equal rights amendment should pass,” April 7) reminding us that the state Legislature needs to return to the work of passing the Equal Rights Amendment in Maine. I too am a woman of a certain age and remember marching for the Equal Rights Amendment […]

Four years ago, I warned Lewiston residents that the development of untaxed property — in many cases using land and/or property that was previously taxable — was not sustainable, as it was growing at four times the rate of taxable property. Sadly, the trend continues. Whether residents own their home, are in a rental property […]

Residents living in new state House District 98 — Durham and Pownal, and parts of Lisbon, Topsham and Bowdoin — were recently mailed a purported piece of “journalism,” The Maine Anchor, which spreads conspiracies, misinformation, lies and “alternative facts.” Much of the space in the mailing I received was dedicated to “disproving” facts about the […]

I am a concerned citizen of Auburn, and I agree with Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline that Lake Auburn is a shared responsibility of both Lewiston and Auburn as the main source of drinking water. With that said, cooperation between both municipalities is a given. Why spend millions for filtration systems when we are all feeling […]

Rep. Laurel Libby spoke March 29 to the House concerning LD 1978, a bill to support college loan forgiveness for home ownership. Rep. Libby spoke of sacrifices her family made as she and her husband pursued educational goals that ultimately served to better their family. Those goals were achieved through fiscal responsibility (a.k.a. frugality), not […]

As I Realtor in Maine for 19 years, I am well aware of the power of home ownership. It is central to the American Dream and has historically been a vehicle for wealth building. In addition, there is a sense of place in ownership. In creating a home. Although I enthusiastically support home ownership, I […]