Members of the U.S. House and Senate should be thinking about senior citizens who are living on fixed incomes. According to an answer to a question in Sun Spots (July 19), senior citizens are going to receive a 0.2 percent cost of living adjustment on their Social Security checks beginning in 2017. That amounts to […]
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Brakey fighting the good fight
I want to give a quick note of appreciation to Sen. Eric Brakey for the work he is doing on behalf of the people of District 20, which includes New Gloucester, Auburn, Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls. It is truly a breath of fresh air to see a citizen enter public service as Brakey has, […]
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Sampson has remarkable record
Candidate Kimberly Sampson (Senate District 20) has a remarkable record of education and community service that includes: Education: Associate degree in dental hygiene from UNE; a bachelor’s degree in communications from USM; and a juris doctor from University of Maine School of Law. Teaching: Adjunct clinical dental hygiene professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy […]
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Trump crosses the line
Recently, I watched in horror as Donald Trump yanked out of his pants pocket what was supposed to be an authentic Purple Heart. He said it was real, but he certainly didn’t earn it. What is more offensive? The fact that it was misrepresented or that he pulled it out of his pants pocket like […]
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You heard it here first
So this is what I think is going on with Donald Trump — it has been in the cards the whole time. He would run as a Republican. Then, if he won the nomination, he would make sure Hillary Clinton would win the national election by a landslide. How else can anyone explain the outrageous […]
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Amazing program at FMH
I recently completed my sophomore year of high school at Washtenaw International High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan. During the first week of my summer vacation, I was granted the privilege of attending the 10th Annual Summer Scrub Club in Farmington, held at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Myself and the other 50 students attending performed intubations, sutured […]
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Brakey dedicated to the community
I am grateful to have a state Senator who makes every effort to attend local events, visit local schools and be involved in my community. Sen. Eric Brakey has an incredible level of dedication to the community and he cares about the people who live here. While lawmakers must spend part of their time in […]
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Ranked choice voting a con game
My dad always said “If it isn’t broken, why fix it.” Ralph Harden wrote (Aug. 3) that there is a weakness in the current voting system because the winner should have more than 50 percent of the vote. Why? I believe that the candidate with the most votes should win. My dictionary defines majority as […]
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Get the merger vote over with
More than two years ago, a group from the Lewiston Auburn Chamber of Commerce put together a proposal to create a “Lewiston-Auburn Joint Charter Commission.” Commissioner election was held in a quiet summer election, when nobody pays attention to politics. Predictably, a few hundred people voted and the commission was formed. The commission’s purpose is […]
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Concerned about America
Just a few thoughts from a concerned American: When more police officers are killed and law and order is broken, who will they come for next? Why did the black community protest in Portland — a city that is more than generous to them. The cities in Maine have embraced black people and still they […]