In all human history, government takeover has never been truly beneficial to the lives of the people. We all should be fearful of giving the government even more control over our lives. It already has way too much. That’s why I oppose the government taking over and running Maine’s electric companies.A government-run electrical company will […]

I am responding to a letter to the editor from Thomas F. Shields (“Questions for Democrat-controlled government,” Feb. 24). The letter is a list of whys regarding the way the Democrats and President Biden are governing. (“I don’t think President Biden is mentally capable of doing anything more than carrying out directions from others.”) I […]

All over the world, the response of international leaders has been strong condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In contrast, our former president, Donald Trump, has described Putin’s handling of Ukraine as “genius.” Yes, Putin’s moves are those of a genius: an evil genius. But Trump did not say “evil genius.” He […]

Friday night, Jan. 11, on his show “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said in his monologue that the reason Americans weren’t watching the Beijing Olympics was because American athletes aren’t winning. I have been a big fan of Bill Maher for over 30 years. This is the biggest mouthful of malarkey I’ve ever heard come […]

The Androscoggin Sheriff’s Office moving to the Evergreen Subaru property on Center Street is a horrible idea. I hope the city of Auburn will refuse to permit it. The traffic is horrible through there; adding emergency vehicles will create chaos in an already accident-prone area. Taking prime commercial real estate from an already-crowded commercial front […]

As much as Auburn’s Planning Board and mayor would like to wave a magic scepter over swaths of city property and deem them a new zone, it can’t be done that easily. Many of these properties, such as in the Lake Street School area, have restrictions put in place by developers. Prudential Investment Company was […]

As a Lewiston city councilor and council president from 1985-1995, I was taken back by what I read in the Lewiston Sun Journal on Feb. 18 about the mayor’s appointment to the Planning Board (“Lewiston council votes down mayor’s pick for Planning Board“). I don’t ever remember the City Council not confirming a mayor’s appointment […]

I am writing in support of Leigh Albert, Mayor Carl Sheline’s appointment to the Lewiston Planning Board. I was very disappointed to see that three city councilors chose to not support this uniquely qualified nomination by the mayor, and not even give a reason for opposition to this great nominee. Leigh Albert is a person […]

I was dismayed to read that the Lewiston City Council had voted against Mayor Carl Sheline’s nomination of Leigh Albert to the Planning Board. What I find even more unacceptable is that the three councilors who voted the nomination down, including my own councilor, saw no need for accountability to their constituents and provided no […]