What continues to impress me about Ben Chin’s commitment to public service is that he will name our community’s biggest problems, despite whatever short-term discomfort or resistance may arise from the discussion. He believes we don’t solve our greatest challenges by politely ignoring them. We must surface those issues and recognize them as our own […]
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Tackling the drug abuse epidemic
Fifteen years ago, I was diagnosed with depression. I have had days, even weeks, where just getting out of bed has been a struggle. Those moments come with shame, making it harder to look for help exactly when I needed it most. Fortunately, health care and love from family provide me with what I need […]
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Lewiston can become amazing
I cannot support Ben Chin for mayor of Lewiston. Repeated efforts to communicate with him and his campaign, both in the previous election and the current one, have resulted in a deafening silence. There is a pattern of his leadership that exhibits exclusion and no interest in discussing who Lewiston has been and how it […]
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Ben Chin can get things done
In November, I will be voting for Ben Chin for mayor of Lewiston because he can get things done. He led the way in opposing the Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) trash program proposed by the city that would have required residents to buy expensive plastic garbage bags. Residents were against that costly and not-well-thought-out program, and the […]
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Chin inspired me to get involved
Two years back, I was deeply frustrated with the political leaders in Maine and Lewiston. Every time I read a local headline, I was embarrassed, saddened and shocked. Then, a young man who was running for mayor of Lewiston, Ben Chin, inspired me to get involved politically — for the first time in my life. […]
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Honored to support Ben Chin
Ben Chin has dedicated all of his adult life to a vision of a community that works for everyone — a place where no one is left behind. He has been at the very center of developing the Universal Family Care policy, which includes affordable home care for seniors so they can gracefully age in […]
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Lewiston's Ben Chin announces bid for mayor
Ben Chin announces his candidacy for the mayor of Lewiston on Thursday evening at Museum L-A in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Ben Chin, who was narrowly defeated in a high-profile runoff election for mayor in 2015, announced Thursday he intends to run for the seat again this year. Chin revealed his […]
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Stevens has overcome much
On primary day, I am voting for Melissa Stevens, running in House District 59. Too many people in Augusta have no idea what it means to struggle. Stevens has overcome so much to raise her young family. Many politicians talk about poverty. Few have gone through it. Fewer choose to make sure others never have […]
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Ranked-choice voting for better elections
I will vote for the statewide ranked-choice voting ballot measure this November — even though, without a runoff system, I might have been elected mayor of Lewiston. I would rather lose a race in a good system, than win in a bad one. Ranked-choice voting for all of Maine is a simpler version of the […]
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With mayor’s race settled, Lewiston council looks to move on, cooperate
LEWISTON — City councilors say they are ready to put aside politics from a tough mayoral race and get down to business. “Now that the election is over, it’s time to do the work we were elected to do,” said Ward 5 Councilor Kristen Cloutier. “We are all adults. We were elected to serve the […]