In our political climate today, where the only choice seems to be sharp-edged, angry, bellowing candidates, I am pleased to say that in the race for Maine House District 76 we now have a solution — Tamara Hoke. Tamara is a soft-spoken, unassuming, humble individual, yet balanced by her intelligence, commitment and desire to make […]

I’m writing in support of Bettyann Sheats’ candidacy in the state Senate District 20 election. The towns of Auburn, Durham, Minot and New Gloucester would be very well served with her as a senatorial legislator. Bettyann’s experience is perfect for this leadership role: as a West Point graduate, her years of service in the U.S. […]

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is full of malarkey when he says that former President Trump’s theft of secret classified documents was a “storage” issue. Those files never belonged to Trump, and he had no right to remove them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was acting in a perfectly legal manner. What was in the empty […]

When I entered Lewiston High School, Peggy Rotundo took a seat on the Lewiston School Committee. When I headed north to college, she went north to the Maine State Senate. The year I started grad school, she became a state representative. These trajectories are not coincidental. As a woman born and raised in Lewiston now […]

Ed Rabasco is a lifelong resident of the Lewiston, Auburn and Poland area. He has practiced law for 35 years, representing Maine residents from all walks of life and socioeconomic backgrounds in Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties. Ed has served as moderator for Poland town meetings for 15 years and is a member of the […]

Someone has chosen (as of Sept. 14) to hang a Trump 2024 flag with an obscene message across from the Turner Primary School. Our state has decided to remove obscenity and innuendo from our license plates to prevent exposing the young to foul language. It is a shame this person feels the need to expose […]

I’ll vote for Gov. Janet Mills in November and I hope that others will join me in doing so. My reasons for this are simple and straightforward, as one can see. During the pandemic she made several decisions she felt were for the best for Mainers. She didn’t allow fear or conspiracies to guide her, […]

Not again. I sure hope we learned from the first time. Look at it this way: Paul LePage is always angry, has a potty mouth, always blames someone else, and vetoes many things that come on his desk. I mean, he even wanted to stop state subsidies for Meals on Wheels. He has no compassion […]

We have known Ed Rabasco for 20 years. We appreciate his intellect as he volunteers to fulfill the duties of moderating Poland town meetings and serving on the RSU 16 school board for 12 years. His dedication to his community is unwavering. Rabasco is the ideal candidate for district attorney because he would work collaboratively […]

Sometimes you meet a person, and you think the person is interesting. You meet the same person again and you know this person is a born leader. Of course, I’m talking about Kristen Cloutier. She has served on the Lewiston School Committee and was elected to the Lewiston City Council. She was chosen by council […]