As a neighbor, Bettyann Sheats has impressed me with her dedication to the well-being of her community. Busy as a small business owner and campaigner for Maine Senate, she still came to an 8 a.m. community meeting outdoors in the rain. She reliably comments thoughtfully to emails seeking input on other community issues. When she […]

I will be supporting Hildie Lipson for state representative in the towns of Leeds, Turner and Wayne, District 91. I have had the privilege of knowing Hildie for several years and have always been impressed by her ability to really listen and be prepared with sound responses to questions and concerns. I have spent some […]

If people don’t know her yet, you should. Laurel Libby is running to once again represent Minot and part of Auburn as a Maine state representative. Laurel believes in freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom for parents to take part in their child’s education, and freedom from mandates, just to name a few. She knows the […]

I want to take this opportunity to strongly urge the voting citizens of Maine to show their support for good — no, excellent — leadership by voting Nov. 8 to re-elect Janet Mills as the governor for the state of Maine. She has provided us with excellent leadership and sound investments, i.e. public education, and […]

As an environmentalist, humanist and ratepayer, I’m hoping Auburn and Lewiston residents will advocate for themselves regarding our drinking water. There are myriad considerations concerning the debate around development within the watershed. The science is complex, as are the arguments. Let me attempt to simplify. Any new housing within the watershed without more stringent environmental […]

As one of Oxford County’s commissioners, I have appreciated the great work Lisa Keim has done while in the Maine Senate. Lisa’s Senate district (19) is massive, but that hasn’t stopped her from giving the time and attention needed to hear the concerns of her constituents. Her Facebook page recently pointed out that she has […]

Franco-Americans appreciate how Gov. Janet Mills, who speaks French, has shown support for the 25 percent of Mainers who are the state’s largest ethnic minority. One of the first ceremonies hosted at the Blaine House was to receive a diverse group of Maine’s Franco-Americans, with the Quebec delegation, the French Consul General in Boston and […]

I received a postcard from U.S. Rep. Jared Golden asking for my vote so he could go back to Washington to address the high cost of food, fuel and medication. If re-elected he would go there and fight to fix these issues. However, all this happened while he was in Washington, and he did nothing […]

After reading the front page article in Oct. 8’s paper about retired Gen. Michael Flynn’s “ReAwaken America” rally in Batavia, New York, I was just as much dismayed to read detractors of this rally arguing that this country is a “pluralistic democracy” when we are a republic, as I was with Flynn arguing to restore […]

Bettyann Sheats would make a wonderful senator to represent us in District 20. I have known Bettyann for the past six years as a state representative and a valued neighbor. She is an intelligent, honorable woman who is a West Point graduate and an Army helicopter pilot veteran. She fought to improve veterans’ access to […]