I write in support of Mark Cayer’s bid to become the next mayor of Lewiston. Cayer is an experienced public servant. He worked for two decades as a law enforcement officer, then as a Lewiston city councilor and, lately, as a member of the Lewiston School Committee. Those who know him can testify to his […]

Recovering from substance use disorder is immensely difficult and can be discouraging in the best of times. Why would anyone make recovery more difficult? It may not seem like it, but criminalizing and stigmatizing substance use disorder does just that. Maine has harsh drug sentencing laws and a high rate of opioid deaths. Harsh sentencing […]

This year, I retired after 35 years in real estate and I remember two instances with land zoning issues. The first involved a farmer with more than 200 acres of land in rural New Auburn. He wanted to give his son land on which to build a home. The son would have needed to use […]

On Nov. 5, Lewiston residents have the opportunity to support the education of Lewiston students by voting to support the expansion project at Lewiston High School. The project would provide an updated, more secure entrance to the high school in an era that, unfortunately, necessitates heightened school security. Also encompassed in this expansion project are […]

Trump, and many other Republicans, choose to not believe the scientific and objective evidence that human activity is a major factor in climate change. From the beginning of the industrial revolution, the U.S. has been a major polluter of the world. In the 1980s, warnings were given about the problem but most political and business […]

I am so pleased that Matt Leonard is running for the Auburn City Council. Leonard is a Navy veteran who completed several deployments in war zones. He is well educated and has a deep interest in bettering the city of Auburn in all respects. He founded and operates a business with a mission of helping […]

I am writing in response to a column by Rich Lowry, “Anti-Kavanaugh campaign just beginning” (Sept. 21). I would argue that this is not the beginning, rather it is the continuance of a tactic initiated by Democrats in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. The Democrats in the Senate, […]

I fully support Rhyanna Larose for the Auburn City Council representing Ward 4. I have had the pleasure to serve on Auburn’s Strategic Planning Committee and the Friends of Mount Apatite Group with Larose this past year and I see her as one of the best assets Auburn has for a strong future. A tireless worker, […]

I am writing this letter to compliment my old friend Bruce Miles, who co-authored a column lauding Sugarloaf Mountain’s initiatives to expand winter sports access to local Maine kids in this era of sky-rocketing lift ticket and equipment prices. As a dinosaur who once delivered the Sun Journal when it cost seven cents a day […]

The city of Auburn engaged the Huddle Up Group to study sports tourism opportunities and issued a report in 2018 outlining how investing in this industry would have positive impacts on the community. Mayor Jason Levesque understands this opportunity, which is one of the reasons he has my support and vote to be re-elected as […]