I have known Ed Rabasco for over 12 years. I have worked with him on the RSU 16 School Board (Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot). He’s a leader on our board. Other members look to him for guidance. He is committed to the education of our young people. We are lucky to have him. That […]

I was asked why I am voting for U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. I said, first, he votes for America and for the state of Maine, not the party. And we need more people like that in D.C., not “yes” men and women who do only what the party tells them to do. Also, he is […]

As a lifelong Democrat, it has been disheartening to watch the heart of Lewiston descend into a state of unpredictable danger, street crime and degradation. Those who look at the voting records of most of Lewiston’s state lawmakers — starting with crime and drugs — will see that many of the proposals they have supported […]

On page A2 of the Sept. 2 Sun Journal is an Associated Press article titled “Tech tool ‘Fog Reveal’ gives police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’.” This important article explains one of many techniques of mass surveillance — without any legal warrants issued — now taking place across America. This warrantless mass surveillance is a […]

Trackers have become the paparazzi of Maine politics. Generally hired by political parties, they follow and put cameras into the faces of opposing candidates in the hope of capturing (or sometimes provoking) so-called “gotcha” moments. Statewide candidates, like Paul LePage, are obvious targets for trackers, but this is even taking place now in local legislative […]

I was watching Friday Night SmackDown, a popular wrestling show. It used to be watchable, but now it’s a lesson in how to gang up on a person. The bad thing about it is it’s so popular, as it’s on three or four times a week. It’s a really good lesson for our kids, isn’t […]

This is in reply to Deborah Diltz’s letter, “Letter’s insults, attacks on Trump ‘unworthy of publication’” (Aug. 28), in which she denigrated Norm Gellatly for his letter of Aug. 13. Insults and attacks? Could she honestly free Donald Trump of the charge? Trump, the one-time “leader of the free world” whose insults and attacks on […]

Margaret Craven is running for re-election to the Maine Legislature in Lewiston’s new House District 93, which runs from Sabattus to the north, west of Central Avenue. She deserves to be re-elected. Margaret has committed a large part of her life to her work in the Legislature, to Lewiston’s community life, to our well-being. Margaret […]

Former Gov. Paul LePage’s outlandish behavior made national news. He said out-of-state drug dealers with names like “D-Money” impregnate young white girls. Told students reading newspapers in Maine is “like paying somebody to tell you lies.” Said he makes up stories to mislead the media. Fake news comes from him. How do we know when […]

I’m writing to support the re-election of State District 94 Rep. Kristen Cloutier. I don’t live in Rep. Cloutier’s district; I live in Portland. But I’m a developer of mixed-income housing, and have worked with her on several projects to create high-quality, affordable rental housing in downtown Lewiston. When we were working on The Hartley […]