My heart hurts for those affected by the recent mass shootings taking the lives of 18 individuals and affecting the families and the community. As someone from Texas, a state with a history of mass shootings, I want to assure you that things will get better. Here in Texas most Texans quickly forgot about the […]

Following years of bullying, forcing personal agendas, and disregarding the needs of Lewiston citizens, voters are getting to see the true colors of some of our city councilors. Whether it’s Rick LaChapelle slinging insults at audience members, Robert McCarthy yelling to the point of turning red-in-the-face, or Lee Clement’s condescending dismissal of anyone he disagrees […]

Mayor Carl Sheline is truly a Renaissance man with strong business, people and process skills. His rare talents are combined with a keen mind and humorous wit that make him a true pleasure to have as mayor. I am a person in recovery, a proud family member and assistant director of A Hand Up Recovery […]

Here we go again — another gravel pit zoning change. The Auburn Planning Board, mayor and council are once again considering changing the zoning district in a portion of the gravel pits on Gracelawn Road from Agriculture and Resource Protection to a commercial zone that permits many commercial uses as well as some forms of […]

We didn’t think it could happen in Maine and then it did, forcing Mainers to reexamine our convictions on gun safety. No one has done so more bravely than Rep. Jared Golden in his response to the mass shooting in his hometown. His stated commitment to work for an assault weapons ban after his previous […]

On Wednesday evening, I was downtown attending the Lewiston Public Library’s trick-or-treat event when I saw two police cars hurdling down Lisbon Street at incredible speed. I had no idea our worst fears as a community were being realized, and how many of our neighbors would experience such deep grief and loss in the days […]

It appears that the majority of Americans would like to see a ban on assault style weapons being sold to civilians and some kind of accountability for people who already own them. At some point (so I’ve been told) elected officials used to support the majority vote, but this hasn’t been the case for quite […]

I was born in Lewiston. I don’t recognize my country anymore. Weapons of war in bowling alleys and parades and schools. Active shooter drills in third grade. We used to grieve as a nation, now it happens so frequently we don’t even blink. Nothing changes. I feel hopeless. I shed tears for my grandchildren who […]

Are we surprised? Open and concealed carrying of weapons is totally legal, there is no ban on assault weapons, nor “red flag” laws to enable authorities to intercept and disarm the mass murderer before he slaughters innocent people. When are Maine and New Hampshire going to wake up and pass workable gun control legislation that […]

On June 7, 2022, I stood in front of my fellow students, teachers, lawmakers, and the eyes of the public pleading for lawmakers to take what I was saying seriously: gun control. I was in the eighth grade then and reacting to the tragedies of Uvalde, Texas. Now, I’m a sophomore in high school reflecting […]