I am writing to express gratitude for Rep. Peggy Rotundo, who has consistently pushed back against cuts to programs for senior citizens and their families, including Drugs for the Elderly and MaineCare programs. She courageously defends programs that are essential for maintaining health and quality of life for senior citizens with limited financial resources who […]

People who believe that Mitt Romney will reduce tax rates for all and eliminate loopholes only for the wealthy are delusional. Grover Norquist told his pledgelings that cutting tax loopholes is equal to raising taxes, so no obedient conservative would allow it. It’s OK to say you would do it though, to get votes. Just […]

I would like to add to Wallace Bragdon’s letter (Oct. 19) against gay marriage. I feel that, as humans, we have no right, whatsoever, to force God to accept any man’s plan or reasoning to allow same-sex marriage. Stephen Strout, Poland

I am voting for Lois Snowe-Mello again because she is an effective advocate for her constituents. For example, I called her to have a road sign replaced on Route 26 in Poland for a post office that sits back from the road. Without its replacement, it created a dangerous situation for a probable car accident […]

I support John Cleveland for Senate District 15 and Christine Powers in House District 101. Both candidates will listen to the discussion on all sides of an issue and will make decisions by fairly evaluating all the information. They will make decisions based primarily on the facts and not party line. Cleveland has worked with […]

First of all, God’s word strictly forbids homosexual marriages, as stated in Leviticus 18:22, it is called an abomination. Let me clear up any misconceptions about how God made us, and how he looks at a marriage between a man and a woman. In Genesis 2:27, “So God created man in his own image, in […]