I was born and raised in Lewiston. My children went to school here, and I worked in the public school system for almost 30 years. This city has been good to me and my family, and I am committed to its growth. When I first met Ben Chin, I was impressed by his dedication to […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Bouchard cares about Lewiston
I am proud to say that Shane Bouchard is my choice for mayor of Lewiston. Bouchard is a self-employed, self-made businessman who deeply cares about my hometown of Lewiston. He has served the city as a city councilor and as a member of the Androscoggin County Budget Committee. Both are thankless jobs at which he […]
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'Yes' to Levesque; 'no' to merger
I support Jason Levesque in his race for mayor of Auburn. He is a successful businessman, an Army veteran and wants to be Auburn’s next mayor, not the final mayor. I will be voting “no” on the consolidation of Auburn into Lewiston, and “yes” for Jason Levesque. Bob Stone, Auburn
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Take another look
This is in response to Steven Swan’s letter (Oct. 18). Manipulated by the corporate elite? Seriously? Where is there any more “corporate eliteness” than in the current White House staff? President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with the corporate elite. Together, they have enough money to support the entire country. Maybe Swan should read the […]
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Throwing good money away
The television ads and other slick advertising produced by the One LA campaign are unseemly to me. A review of One LA’s most recent finance report indicates that three persons — Gene Geiger, Tom Platz and Carl Sheline — contributed some $65,000 to the merger campaign. They have every right to throw good money after […]
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Support for Adam Lee
We may fall on different sides of the merger question, but we, the undersigned, current and future councilors of this great city, are united in giving Adam Lee our enthusiastic endorsement to be Auburn’s next mayor. We know first-hand that service in local government is not simple or easy. It requires knowledge, persistence and the […]
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Funding turned down
It is discouraging to see that 14 Western Maine Community Action staff received conditional layoff notices recently. After a long career, I worked temporarily at the Wilton CareerCenter following my own layoff and saw first-hand how hard those fine folks work to assist people in difficult positions find training, employment or re-employment. They are unfailingly […]
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Excited to vote for Shannon
There are not many elections that I can get excited about, but I am this year. Tom Shannon, who has done yeoman service on the Lewiston School Committee for a number of years, is running for the Ward 7 City Council post. I am excited because Shannon has always looked after the taxpayer and, at […]
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Chin has common sense plan
Ben Chin is the only candidate for mayor of Lewiston with concrete, actionable ideas to improve our city for everyone. He recently released his plan to rebuild the local, quality, ownership market for housing in Lewiston. As a local homeowner, I am excited about Chin’s vision. He will work to reduce interest rates available to […]
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Lee a breath of fresh air
I write in support of the candidacy of Adam Lee for the office of mayor of the city of Auburn. Lee served as a city councilor during the time I had the privilege to serve as fire chief of the city of Auburn. The thoughtful leadership, quality of character and desire to serve others that […]