On primary day, I am voting for Melissa Stevens, running in House District 59. Too many people in Augusta have no idea what it means to struggle. Stevens has overcome so much to raise her young family. Many politicians talk about poverty. Few have gone through it. Fewer choose to make sure others never have […]
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Poor choice for hotel location
A new hotel could be good for Rumford, but locating it near the bottom of a hill with a corner on a three-way highway intersection might be a nightmare. Accidents have happened when vehicles stopped on the corner on the bottom of Falls Hill to let people cross the street by the information booth, or […]
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Focus on economic growth
In the not-so-distant future, Rumford is looking at a new hotel, expanded parks and trails and a school district where residents will have more control to make decisions best for local taxpayers. There is a contingent of people who believe taxes are too high, and the only way to fix that is to cut. The […]
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Fuller understands education
It goes without saying that I am supporting Roger Fuller for the vacant District 59 legislative seat. He is my father, after all. Family ties aside, I have first-hand knowledge of what he brings to the people of Lewiston. As a person who has devoted 42 years of life to education, 28 years at Lewiston […]
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Sheats committed to community
Bettyann Sheats, a candidate for the Maine House of Representatives District 64 representing part of Auburn and Minot, has my vote on June 14. She has an outstanding record of community service, and she will continue her commitment to this community as a member of the Legislature. An Army veteran, she graduated from West Point […]
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Conflict of interest?
I read with interest the article March 16 concerning two Republicans running for register of probate in Androscoggin County. One of the candidates, Leslie Dubois, also happens to be the wife of the probate judge of the county. Does anyone see a conflict here? I definitely do. In my long professional career in the Air […]
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Put in center rumble strip
Has it ever occurred to law enforcement, lawmakers, or the Maine Department of Transportation, that enough is enough with distracted drivers doing everything in their vehicles except staying to the right of the center line while driving? Just today, my wife and I witnessed three vehicles crossing the center line in just a 10-mile drive, […]
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Fuller has my vote
On June 14, residents of House District 59 have the opportunity to vote for Roger Fuller, to represent Lewiston in Augusta. Fuller is an educator with a career in teaching and administration. He has been a Lewiston homeowner since the early 1970s, and his love for Lewiston kept him coming back, even when his work […]
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Learn from the tragedy
The death of a gorilla in a U.S. zoo is very upsetting. I do not want the zoo, or parents of the child, prosecuted. I want us, as humans — supposedly of higher intelligence — to take responsibility. That magnificent gorilla did not deserve that end. Hopefully, the zoo and the parents will learn from […]
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An important article
What a wonderful article — “Get Defensive” — in the B-section of the May 29 Sun Journal. Mark LaFlamme did a great job gathering that most important information. The contributors all had very valuable tips to save people’s lives. I think the pointer to not turn a vehicle’s wheels to the left when preparing for […]