I endorse Rep. Ellie Espling for the state Senate seat being vacated by my son, Sen. Eric Brakey. He is running for the U.S. Senate. For eight years, Espling has served with distinction in the state Legislature. During that time, she moved into a leadership position and has been an effective and principled leader. She […]
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Lachance a strong voice for Lewiston
The residents of District 61 are so fortunate to have an individual such as Michael Lachance running for office. Not only is he caring, hard-working, dedicated and honest, but he has a proven track record. As a former city councilor, Lachance put all of his energy into working for the betterment of his constituents and […]
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Support for John Reeder
I am writing in support of Dr. John Reeder’s candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives. Dr. Reeder has practiced in Lewiston for many years. He has treated thousands of Lewiston and Auburn residents with great diligence and care. As a citizen, he expended countless hours in creating and operating the Great Falls Balloon Festival […]
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Ford's story has inconsistencies
On Sept. 30, Rachel Mitchell, who was hired by Senate Republicans to lead the questioning of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh last week, published a memorandum. That document details why Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona with 25 years of experience dealing with sex crimes, does not believe that any reasonable prosecutor would bring the […]
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Golden values Maine's woodlands
I support Jared Golden for Congress. I believe Bruce Poliquin listens and serves the donor class and corporations. He listens to big money. I have yet to see Poliquin hold town hall meetings. It’s important to listen to all constituents, to be available to them and to guard Mainers’ interests, especially working-class folks and the […]
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Question authority, political or religious
“May you live in interesting times,” has often been identified as a Chinese curse. I say amen to that, because these are very, very interesting times. When did the level of drama involving women’s rights, politics and religion ever reach such heights? All three at the same time? Not since women’s suffrage; not since the […]
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Sen. Collins should reject nominee
I can’t imagine anyone being so uncaring a person that they would imply, in print, in the yearbook (a book many people will hold onto for their entire lives) that they had had sex with the same women that other people on their sports team had done. Brett Kavanaugh could have stepped up and apologized. […]
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Reject candidate for Supreme Court
At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, former volunteers attending the celebration in Washington were invited to their home-state senator’s offices. We met with Sen. Susan Collins to discuss issues relevant to the Peace Corps. It was a fascinating meeting. Sen. Collins was keenly aware of all the issues we wished to […]
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Consider John Butler for commissioner
For anyone seeking to vote for an appropriate candidate in the wide array of possibilities, I recommend looking at John Butler, who is seeking a position as an Androscoggin County commissioner. I have known Butler since 1997 when I moved to the neighborhood in which he resides. He is a strong supporter of his neighbors […]
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Collins — do the respectable thing
I strongly urge Sen. Susan Collins to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. This issue goes above adherence to party ties. As a society, we are in a moment of taking sexual harassment and assault seriously for the first time in history. To ignore accusations and confirm Kavanaugh would not only […]