David Marquis’ letter (Sept. 19) was so ridiculous that I wasn’t going to respond until it hit me that if people are swallowing the daily lies that President Obama and Mike Michaud are throwing out there, people might even believe him. Marquis complained that Republicans are pushing for voter identification at polling places. Is that […]
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T. Shields: Aiming for a better life
This is in rebuttal to the letters of David Marquis (Sept. 19) and Richard Jensen (Sept. 21) who responded to my letter of Sept. 14. Marquis accused the Republicans of making it harder for the poor and minorities to vote. Not true. Republicans want clean elections instead of the Democrats manipulating the poor and minorities […]
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Democrats reject LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench for UMaine board of trustees
AUGUSTA — Democrats on the Legislature’s Education Committee voted unanimously to reject Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench to the University of Maine System board of trustees after a contentious hearing on Friday. The 8-5 party-line vote goes to the full Senate on Tuesday. Dench of Falmouth is a marketing professional and former conservative […]
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Lewiston Democrats schedule meeting
The Lewiston City Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Lewiston Coordinated Campaign Office on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. The meeting will be conducted after the forum for Democratic and Republican candidates at the Franco Center. This forum is sponsored by Young Professionals of Lewiston Auburn Area, the Androscoggin […]
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Lewiston Dems to meet Oct. 8
LEWISTON — The Lewiston City Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Coordinated Campaign Office, 124 Lisbon St. This is a change from the regular meeting usually held earlier in the evening at the armory. The reason for the change is to give folks an opportunity to […]
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Democrats to make door-knocking effort in L-A
LEWISTON — Candidates, volunteers and staff with the Maine Democratic Party, along with Democratic candidate for governor Mike Michaud, will be canvassing neighborhoods in Lewiston and Auburn Saturday afternoon. Michaud, who currently represents Maine’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives, is running in a three-way race against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and […]
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D. Marquis: No basis in reality
Thomas Shields’ claim “The Democrats trend toward serving their party, whereas the Republicans serve the people,” has no basis in reality. Here’s why. Nationally Republicans are involved in efforts to: — Make it harder for poor and minorities to vote; — Remove women’s rights to their healthcare choices, making legal abortion services harder to find […]
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Auburn Democrats to meet
AUBURN — The Auburn Democratic City Committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Auburn City Building. Local Democratic candidates will address the committee. Parking is available in the garage. Use the courtyard entrance and take the elevator to the second floor. All Auburn Democrats are urged to attend the […]
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Cal Thomas: More negatives than positives for Hillary
Prior to his annual steak fry, retiring Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said this about Hillary Clinton to Dan Balz of The Washington Post: “… she is much more progressive in her thoughts and her inclination than most people may think.” Liberals have embraced the word “progressive” because it sounds more forward-looking than “liberal,” which has […]
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R. Grandmaison: Voting for common sense
During the election in 2010, the Republicans’ major issue was “voter fraud.” After the election, a Republican state senator told me that dead people voted. They must have voted for Gov. LePage. Now Republicans are after welfare fraud and welfare for illegal immigrants. Welfare fraud is relatively small compared to the total welfare funding for […]