As a Lewiston city councilor and council president from 1985-1995, I was taken back by what I read in the Lewiston Sun Journal on Feb. 18 about the mayor’s appointment to the Planning Board (“Lewiston council votes down mayor’s pick for Planning Board“). I don’t ever remember the City Council not confirming a mayor’s appointment […]

I am writing in support of Leigh Albert, Mayor Carl Sheline’s appointment to the Lewiston Planning Board. I was very disappointed to see that three city councilors chose to not support this uniquely qualified nomination by the mayor, and not even give a reason for opposition to this great nominee. Leigh Albert is a person […]

I was dismayed to read that the Lewiston City Council had voted against Mayor Carl Sheline’s nomination of Leigh Albert to the Planning Board. What I find even more unacceptable is that the three councilors who voted the nomination down, including my own councilor, saw no need for accountability to their constituents and provided no […]

Some questions for our Democrat-controlled government, because its policies don’t make any sense to me: Why did President Biden cancel the oil pipeline (11,000 jobs were lost) immediately upon taking office? This was the prelude to an increase in fuel prices. Why did Biden not close the southern border with Mexico, which allowed drug trafficking […]

Robert Porter says we are not a democracy (“America a constitutional republic, not democracy,” Feb. 17). We are a democratically-represented republic. His use of the word “overlord” tells us of his contempt for current representatives in Washington. Winston Churchill said that democracy was the most complicated, unworkable, easily corrupted form of government. Except that it […]

Lewiston has the great opportunity to elect Peggy Rotundo as its state senator in November. She is a caring, hardworking, knowledgeable, responsive, passionate, supportive advocate for education and the retired. Peggy Rotundo was my personal representative for many years. I have contacted her many times on several issues, both local and statewide, and she always […]

Along with having no plans to help ordinary Americans, apparently many leaders of the Republican Party have also lost touch with reality. The Republican National Committee officially refers to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, by angry vandals who believed the former president’s lies about the election, as “legitimate political discourse.” This statement is […]

I attended the Feb. 16 septic system meeting in Auburn. Several residents spoke with concern about development around Lake Auburn. A lady passed out several pages of a report that was done by FB Environmental Associates, Horsley Group, and the University of Maine. Upon reading it, there was a statement that I found very interesting […]

In reference to the Feb. 18 article, “Governor supports limited expansion of tribal rights, while casino interests cry foul,” we might think about the following.When we Mainers sit down to grant Maine’s indigenous people benefits, I wonder if we remember with any conscience that our predecessors destroyed their civilization and now inhabit and completely control […]

I would like to give a shout out to the Mechanic Falls road crew for doing a great job keeping up snow removal on our roads and sidewalks. They’re the best. My thanks to those guys. Rudy Plummer, Mechanic Falls