So … getting heat pumps is the answer. Right? Do we have infrastructure to do this and all the proposed electric cars envisioned? Fifty years ago we had 60 amp service entrances with glass fuses. Twenty years ago we had 100 amp entrances with breakers. Now we have to have 200 amp breaker boxes. With […]

I urge people to join me in voting for Mayor Carl Sheline in the mayoral runoff election. Lewiston voters spoke loudly and decisively a few weeks ago by unseating three members of the City Council who frequently clashed with Sheline during the last term. Sheline’s opponent in this runoff campaigned alongside those ousted councilors and […]

In these divisive times, functional collaboration among elected officials is more important than ever. As chairperson of the Lewiston School Committee, I have experienced firsthand how a lack of collaboration and communication between the mayor, City Council, and School Committee can negatively impact our functioning on the school side. This is often apparent during budget […]

After the recent electoral sweep, Lewiston can anticipate the return of our City Council to a modicum of sanity. As Ward 3 School Committee representative, however, I do worry that such ugliness might migrate to the schools. After all, it has done so in other localities, near and far. Nominating the City Council representative to […]

It was Oct. 25 the day I left Lewiston to fly to Florida. On the second leg of my flight from Baltimore to Orlando, I was watching CNN News on the plane when the announcement came that there was a mass shooter in Lewiston with 16 dead and another 50 to 60 wounded. (Early media […]

As the owner of Morrison Plumbing & Heating in Turner, I’m writing on behalf of other businesses and our growing employee base to express concern over Maine’s strict PFAS reporting law. While we understand the urgency of addressing harmful PFAS in the environment, Maine’s current definition of PFAS is overly broad and makes compliance unrealistic […]

Let’s say you want to open a pizza shop. You find the perfect location and apply for the license. Much to your surprise, the state approval process allows your competitors to weigh in on if another pizza shop is necessary. This is a free-market society, the market should decide when there are too many pizza […]

Bombs don’t kill. People do. Doesn’t sound quite right, does it? If the type of weapon used to kill is inconsequential, why not permit average citizens to make bombs at home? The obvious answer: Bombs have the capacity to kill many people in seconds. Accordingly, the safety of the general public outweighs whatever gratification someone […]

A recent internet search of “highest taxed states” reveals Maine is tied for ninth place with Delaware, at 12.4%. So why have our elected officials approved a new payroll tax on hardworking Mainers? This tax is set to begin on Jan. 1, 2025 and will be 1% of wages, for now. The rate can be […]

As we all know by now, a complete assault rifle ban is virtually impossible to attain. As an alternative, I am suggesting that assault rifles be classified as “weapons of war” like machine guns, bazookas and grenade launchers. Like machine guns, it should require that the gun be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]