“It is just obvious that you can’t have open borders and a welfare state.” So said Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Yet, right here in Maine, according to DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew, our government encourages that practice by paying more than $1 million per year in welfare benefits to nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants, most of […]
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E. Brakey: Thinking of Auburn taxpayers
I want to applaud the leadership of Auburn’s mayor, Jonathan LaBonte. He understands the hardworking people of Auburn and their plight with the high tax burden. Every day as I travel door-to-door, I meet people struggling to get by. Unfortunately, when it comes to the state and federal government, the easy path always seems to […]
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E. Brakey: Congratulations to participants
I am writing to congratulate the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing and everyone who participated in the recent 5th annual Dempsey Challenge in Lewiston-Auburn. More than $1.1 million was raised to support those people struggling with cancer and their families. Having experienced cancer in my own family — with a brother who […]
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LeBlanc set higher standards at Lewiston High
Running a large high school is a big job, and it’s a job made even more challenging in Lewiston by poverty and immigration. Gus LeBlanc, Lewiston High School principal since 2006, has tackled that job by firmly insisting on high standards and giving students the support they need to achieve them. LeBlanc is leaving after […]