I have a beef with the deceptive ads being run by the Tri-State lottery. They promote a scenario where everybody seems to know somebody who just won the lottery, and they make it sound like a regular occurrence. When the Maine State Lottery first began years ago, that may have been true until the bureaucrats […]

Whatever happened to “Maine: The Way Life Should Be”? Our governor and some legislators are intent on making Maine a go-to destination for abortion-on-demand and gender care (including for minors without parental notification). Where did “Vacationland” go? L.D. 227 is presented as a bill for reproductive and gender health care to protect medical providers. Who […]

Donald Trump seems to have prevailed again, playing the justice system like a fiddle. I don’t believe there is any question as to what he did on Jan. 6, 2021. He tried to overthrow an election he didn’t agree with, simply because he lost. Implying that the country was lost, he told his people to […]

There are about 1.1 million animals in captivity worldwide. Zoos often lack the resources to take care of the animals. Some zoos seem to get the smallest cages that they can for the animals. The behavior of captive animals is not what one would see in the wild. Animals can have mental health problems. Black […]

Voters in Strong will go to the polls from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 15, to cast their ballot for a selectman. For me, the choice is clear: Rupert Pratt. His ability to lead, one of the requisite qualities for an effective selectman, comes from experience. In addition to his previous 13 years […]

At a local coffee shop the other day, I couldn’t help listening to a bunch of “know-it-alls” defending their party. We’re letting social media and big money dictate how we vote. We know that the most honest candidate that we favor doesn’t have a chance to win. Special interests spend millions using social media convincing […]

There seems to be a double standard from our leaders when it comes to the two international conflicts we’re involved in. A mostly bipartisan coalition wants to fund Ukraine in its war against Russia, even though it has no chance of winning the conflict. Russia has more people, more weapons, and better technology. Alternately, many […]

I was conflicted watching all of the public statements at the Feb. 20 Lewiston City Council meeting urging councilors to adopt a resolution regarding the conflict in Gaza. While I shared their pain at the suffering, I couldn’t help but feel asking the city council to act on an issue over which it has no […]

Rent relief is an emergency need in Maine. Families who have arrived in Maine eager to contribute, and families who have been building our communities for generations, are all struggling to pay the rent. This situation has real impacts on the stability of families and communities. I know families who have decided to move to […]

Auburn is fourth out of 131 cities and towns in Maine with the largest square miles. And some people want to develop the land next to a pristine lake, one of few in the nation that doesn’t require apurification system. People should think about that. Paul Timberlake, Lewiston