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

I’m responding to Dave Griffiths’ Feb. 24 reference to my Feb. 20 letter. I say “reference” because he didn’t dispute anything I said but brought up things he feels make Donald Trump look bad. Just for the record, since my letter’s publication President Biden again fell up the stairs to Air Force One. Mr. Griffiths […]

As a mother, soon-to-be-grandmother, daughter, caretaker, neighbor, landlord, dog walker, member of a faith community and active citizen, I stand in strong support of adopting the Advanced Clean Car II standard. We must move forward to protect our air quality and eliminate the huge cost and burden that burning fossil fuels places on our children […]

Hats off to Auburn Councilor Belinda Gerry and her like-minded colleagues from both Auburn and Lewiston for funding a warming center which will provide shelter for the impoverished of both cities. I like Belinda, and I wish the center would open sooner each day as cold, rain and snow don’t have a watch. Bob Mennealy, […]

I am hearing every day whine, whine, whine, ad nauseam — why don’t they do something about the price of gas, the rising food prices, the border crossings? Just because our elected officials are rooted to their seats in the big house does not mean they have all the answers or solutions to our urgent […]