I’m supporting David Chittim for the Ward 7 City Council seat in Lewiston. David is a retired engineer, has amazing attention to detail, and does his homework. David chairs the Historic Preservation Review Board, on which I serve, and am aware of his skills. David is courteous, thoughtful, smart, curious and articulate. He has donated […]
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
David Marquis: ‘Lewiston needs representatives with integrity’
The Sun Journal reported in 2022 that Lewiston City Councilors Lee Clement and Rick LaChapelle secretly drafted a racist resolution, then planned to suspend council rules and vote it through. The resolution was designed to keep Lewiston schools from teaching critical race theory, a graduate-level law school course. Critical race isn’t taught to K-12 anywhere […]
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Cal Thomas: Raw antisemitism exposed
There is no “cure” for antisemitism, but universal denunciation by all people of good will might help push it back in the closet, or under the Earth where it belongs. It also might help if some pro-Palestinian students were forced to listen to a Holocaust survivor and the true history of Judaism and Israel.
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Clarence Page: Curb your optimism about the Middle East. Turn on your realism
We make a mistake when we try to judge other people’s decision without taking into account how much their experiences and circumstances differ from our own.
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Auburn man is Salvation Army’s new advancement director
PORTLAND — The Salvation Army Northern New England Division has appointed Tom Fogarty as director of advancement. The Auburn resident, a nonprofit and foundation leader with over 25 years of experience, has held key resource development positions at leading educational institutions throughout the United States and at two of Maine’s largest health care systems, according […]
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Evan Yerger: Sheline ‘has his finger on the pulse of Lewiston’
As we approach the mayoral election on Nov. 7, I have been reflecting on the positive changes that I have seen in Lewiston under Carl Sheline’s leadership as mayor. Carl has his finger on the pulse of Lewiston, particularly the business community. If residents spend time walking around Lewiston I guarantee they’ll find Carl checking […]
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Sid Hazelton: Harmon would work hard to put Auburn back on track
Generations of dedicated professionals and volunteers have protected our drinking water supply for good reason. Clean affordable water is a primary driver for attracting and keeping businesses and industries. Studies have shown that the region has no readily viable backup public water supply. In the last six years under Jason Levesque as Auburn’s mayor, I’ve […]
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Rick Cailler: Clement a ‘steadfast supporter’ of Lewiston’s public safety service
The men and woman of the Lewiston Firefighters Association are proud to endorse and ask for voters’ support for the reelection of Lee Clement to City Council Ward 6. Lee has been a steadfast supporter of public safety in his 45 years of public safety service. Public safety is a key and critical component of […]
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Donald Michaud: Lewiston-Auburn needs a homeless shelter program
I just have been informed that the Lewiston Housing Authority has no plans for a homeless shelter in the works. There has not been any information in the newspapers, even from any other agencies or Lewiston or Auburn civic leaders, about plans for a homeless shelter. I do not believe that the problem has disappeared […]