I just don’t understand it — the state of Maine (hopefully not the town of Farmington) is “grooving” the Fairbanks Road, Route 4 North, in preparation for resurfacing, i.e., new asphalt. That section of highway was rebuilt several years ago and, in my opinion, remains today as one of the finest stretches of road in […]

State Sen. Shenna Bellows is always getting out around her Senate district attending select board meetings, local events and talking to voters. She listens to her constituents and takes action in the state Senate to address the problem, whatever it might be. She has worked hard to improve broadband coverage — a huge problem in […]

I write this letter 31 years to the day (June 4, 1989) after Chinese soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Almost two years later, Soviet soldiers refused to shoot peaceful civilians seeking an end to repression. It is unfortunately possible that U.S. troops will have to make the same decision. […]

A few years ago I was sitting in front of the TV on a warm summer evening and realized there were faint lights flashing on my wall. I got up and walked toward the window to peek out and see if I knew the person getting a ticket. Instead my door burst open and a […]

Libraries are a vital part of a community’s education, well-being and freedom of speech. I believe that libraries are a place where every single person should be able to access an unbiased range of information. This means that libraries should be independent of politics and their decisions should not be controlled by any political body. In […]

I would like to open a dialogue with the chiefs of police in the state of Maine to talk about reforming policing in Maine and beyond. I have spent a decade of my life trying to get their attention — to sit down and find a peaceful way to end the systemic racism plaguing the […]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 So we’ve got macho man (and four-time draft dodger) Donald J. Trump — embarrassed because the public found out that he had scurried down to the White House basement Friday night when protesters gathered loudly in Lafayette Square across Pennsylvania […]

The taxpayers of RSU 10 will have a chance to vote on the 2020-21 budget on July 14 at their town office. The 5.53% increase is unrealistic and irresponsible in a “normal” year. This is not a normal year; we may never return to normal. Thousands of Mainers are now unemployed and state revenues and […]

Kudos to Gov. Janet Mills’ new order, effective June 5, requiring all businesses that allow public entry to post signage that requires all non-exempt customers to wear a mask. On my last three trips to the local Oxford Walmart, there was a majority of people without masks. What good does it do for people to […]

It is past time to recognize the enormous progress that has been made to clean up the Androscoggin River. Once a national disgrace, it has been transformed into a tremendous resource for river communities. I strongly support upgrading the classification of the river in recognition of this progress. I regularly take my boys fishing on […]