Once again we are confronted with the stark reality of violence in America. In Maine we have seen “leaders” proclaiming things like “it can’t happen here because our students feel a sense of belonging.” Wishful thinking. Our “leaders” boast about making access to firearms easier. More guns are not the solution, they are the problem. […]

The Auburn Planning Board met on June 21 and assured citizens present that it would not put a McDonald’s or Dunkin Donuts on neighborhood street corners. What a relief. Then the board debated where residents’ stores should be placed … underneath living quarters, attached or in a separate building to the side. Not settling that, […]

Many Mainers feel powerless to affect decisions in Augusta. That used to be me. However, after getting involved in grassroots efforts in recent years, I learned what a big difference people can make. For our family, it started when our teenage son volunteered to help Eric Brakey on his first campaign for Maine Senate in […]

I have been fortunate to have experienced the challenges of raising three sons and the pleasures of being a grandparent. I have observed with exhilaration first steps and words, pillow fights, flying kites and, most importantly, the first days of day care and pre-kindergarten. I believe that the United States of America provides the greatest […]

I have known Kristen Cloutier for over a decade, and I have been grateful for her thoughtful leadership and definitive action for Lewiston. From volunteering with numerous local nonprofits, to serving on the school committee and city council, to representing us in Augusta for several years now — Kristen’s love for our city is evident […]

Three weeks ago, at an exciting event in Auburn, Laurel Libby declared her candidacy for re-election to the state House of Representatives in front of hundreds of friends and supporters. I, for one, am grateful she has chosen to run again. Laurel has common sense, is fiscally responsible, and listens to those in her district. […]

I don’t always agree with Janet Mills, but she’s Maine’s better choice. As “the pandemic governor,” Mills steadily navigated Maine. However, Paul LePage is unfit for governing. Faced by two students exercising free speech holding handmade signs when he spoke in Farmington as governor, the flustered LePage stormed away like a baby, as was typical. […]

In times like these — when public discourse is divided and intense, and politicians so want to be re-elected that their meta-communication gets blurred — discerning voters may be searching for a politician with uprightness for whom they may vote. Two weeks ago I discovered a political figure who spoke her conscience as a senator […]

The Auburn mayor doesn’t like to read what I have to say in my letters to the editor. Here are my opinions on “development and Lake Auburn.” The city wants development. The city paid $100,000 for a study that said “not to seek to ease the current resource protection zoning or consider rezoning portions of […]

I am puzzled by the more than apparent discrepancy being shown in the media about the PFAS problems here in Maine. (“Even trace amounts of PFAS chemicals pose health risk, new federal advisory says,” June 17). It would seem to me that the EPA is extremely late in its actions to curtail the poisoning of […]