When I found out my friend Jamie Toohey was running for selectperson in my town of Waterford, I thought that was great. She will do a wonderful job for our community. I then started to think what it was about Jamie that made me say “great.” Certainly her background in finance and education as well […]

Although a resident of Auburn, I have been involved in past campaigns to promote the Twin Cities. Charlene Belanger’s letter of Feb. 26 brought back the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce, and the extended efforts of WCSH6 as well as others, in successfully promoting our community with the “Cities of the Androscoggin” campaign. I […]

I was bothered by Dave Granlund’s colorful cartoon amongst your opinion content on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7). A lineman from the Buccaneers and Chiefs is each holding the trophy situated between them. Well done, except for two things: both players are depicted white, when the NFL is about three-quarters Black and February is Black […]

I am deeply troubled by the events of the last meeting of the Paris Board of Selectmen. Against all the science and evidence and the drop of COVID cases, the five selectmen have decided to eliminate masks in our town. Disability Rights Maine, an advocacy group for the disabled, supports the governor’s mandate. I wear […]

A honeycomb as Lewiston’s new logo … really? One can probably can find one somewhere, but would it say Lewiston? A beautiful river, restored historic mills, beautiful old buildings and new modern ones. Bates College, major hospitals, a vibrant workforce and affordable housing. These better represent Lewiston. Many may recall “Cities of the Androscoggin,” a […]

What is wrong with some people? Wearing a mask is not taking their rights; it’s giving them and everyone a right to live. If people don’t wear a mask, sooner or later it’s going to reach their family: their daughter, son, wife, themselves. Then who are they going to blame? The government, when it’s actually […]

People are hearing the word Antifa, meaning anti-fascists, many times as the right-wing tries to blame the Jan. 6 riots on someone besides Trump and his poor deceived followers. Our grandparents were antifas, fighting against fascists in World War II. The dictionary defines fascism: “A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a […]

There has been endless debate about the New England Clean Energy Connect for the past two years. While I support the project, I understand the concerns opponents have, except for one. This new section of the corridor will not run through a pristine forest, and claims that it is are either misinformed or flat out […]

When Barry Goldwater said “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue,” he could not have imagined that 56 years later that Republicans would be led by a man who places his own interests ahead of his party and his country. In Goldwater’s home state of Arizona, […]

Isn’t it odd? In less than one month we have progressed from a president who put America first to one who puts Americans last — after criminal immigrants and people who have COVID-19 as well as other unknown illnesses. About 4,000 people per day are coming to America’s southern border and allowed assisted entry, without […]