Rev. Sarah Gillespie: Cloutier deserves reelection to House

Lewiston is not where I grew up, but is now where I lovingly call home. I feel grateful that our city has such a strong advocate in Rep. Kristen Cloutier (District 60). She is willing to sit down and have honest conversations about the problems we face as a community. Many issues we face will […]

Lee Berry: Nurse’s support for Sara Gideon

I write this letter in support of Sara Gideon to represent all of the citizens of the state of Maine in the U.S. Senate this coming fall. I feel she has done an excellent job in the Maine Senate and we definitely need someone to represent the people of Maine better than we have been […]

Carole Richards: Tax break talk has been misleading

People have been misled about the so-called tax break for the middle class that Sen. Collins has been bragging about. That little extra money in people’s paycheck is only temporary; it will soon go away, but the tax cut for the wealthy is permanent. The national debt has tripled under the great businessman, Donald Trump. […]

Paul St. Pierre: Handy provides what Lewiston deserves

I have known Jim Handy for many, many years. For 20 of those years Jim and I were elected to the Lewiston School Committee to see to the educational well-being and opportunities for all Lewiston’s children. Jim’s love for public service and the well-being of children during those years continues now in Augusta with Jim’s […]

Susan Weiss: Sheats good for education, taxpayer savings

Bettyann Sheats, our second-term House District 64 representative, deserves to be reelected. As an educator, when casting my vote I examine a person’s stand on education. Bettyann has helped teachers and schools by increasing spending at the state level, bringing the state’s share of spending closer to 55%. She has also helped in restoring revenue […]

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Cartoon for Saturday, Oct. 24

Albert Sargent: A lesson not learned

On June 1, 1950, freshman Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith clearly denounced the tactics that were to become known as McCarthyism. For the next four years she opposed Joseph McCarthy at great personal cost until McCarthy was censured by the Senate in a belated act of courage. On Feb. 4, Susan Collins did the opposite. […]

Colleen Quint: Sheats offers integrity, common sense

Bettyann Sheats has served this country and our community for decades. From graduating from West Point and piloting helicopters to running her own small business in Auburn, raising a family and, for the last four years, serving as our representative in the Maine Legislature (House District 64), Bettyann’s record is impressive, and she has made […]

Community briefs for Saturday, Oct. 24

United Way seeking applications from nonprofits FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is looking to help with the ongoing basic needs of Greater Franklin County residents. United Way is seeking applications to its Very Basics Fund. Applications are due Saturday, Oct. 31. The next opportunity for applications will be in April 2021. […]