I completely agree with the expressions in Pamela Larouche’s letter, published June 25, as well as Bruce Rioux’s letter, published June 30. Auburn’s city officials need to hear from their citizen taxpayers as to whether they, the citizens, are happy with the present direction the city is being led by Mayor Jason Levesque. It is […]

Those who attend any community event in Lewiston — a business opening, a beloved leader’s retirement, a celebration in the park, a championship game, a rally where residents are voicing issues that really matter to them, a public talk at the library — will see Rep. Kristen Cloutier in genuine conversation with, well, anyone. Kristen […]

I couldn’t sleep last Friday after watching the news. A 100-year-old New York State law had been struck down by our educated, or lack thereof, Supreme Court justices concerning concealed weapons. Now it will be legal for just about anyone to purchase a gun for concealed purposes. Evidently, the excuse is to protect yourself. From […]

When we abandon a sinking ship, women and children are always — and rightfully so — the first to evacuate. Women and children are being bombed from overhead by Vladimir Putin’s hatred of women and children. Genocide is at hand, as a grotesque exercise in raw power of Russian generals and their enablers going on […]

Eric Brakey cares about our freedoms — even when he’s not an elected official. After Eric Brakey left the Maine Senate four years ago, he continued fighting to protect our rights. When politicians in Augusta tried passing bills to confiscate firearms from Maine people with no notice or basic due process, Eric helped organize thousands […]

It seems a lot of people are continuing to give up local control of issues to the federal government. I don’t care if the issue is abortion, racism or LBGQT, the rabble rousers push for federal control of our lives. We were not set up to be a dictatorship but to be self-governing. We are not […]

What did the repeal of Roe v. Wade teach us? Nothing. It merely reaffirmed things that were already obvious. It reaffirmed that the Republican Party cares more about theoretical life inside the womb than it does about real life inside the classroom because, let’s be honest, there is far more money in protecting fetuses than […]

I have had the pleasure of working with Mary-Beth Taylor on the Poland Selectboard for over a year. I admire her approach to issues. Her mind is open and she listens to all sides of any concern before the board. She is responsive to concerned citizens and goes above and beyond to help when citizens […]

We the “taxpayers” have witnessed many scams created in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress get million-dollar-plus expenses, lifetime pensions, insurance and many lavish perks, while many middle and lower class Americans struggle to make ends meet. Corporate profits are “skyrocketing.” Sounds a little more like “price gouging” to me. When they say it’s not the […]

Kudos to Rep. Laurel Libby for having the foresight in March of this year to propose a gas tax relief bill for the citizens of Maine. Apparently, the president of the United States thinks this is a great idea too, and followed Rep. Libby’s lead by proposing a gasoline tax holiday of his own. Not […]