School budgets make up 60-70 percent of expenditures in towns and cities. I have a plan to take an arbitrary figure out of everyone’s gross income and allocate it to schools. I believe that Florida has a school tax. For retirees, the figure would be lower. Since the state has not met its 55 percent […]
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An excellent representative
I have known Roger Fuller for 30 years. He was one of my children’s teachers at Oak Hill High School, where he was a true professional leader. I was a member of the union school committee when he was employed as an English teacher. Later, as a member of the district administrative team, I had […]
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No on Dixfield wind ordinance
The leadership of Dixfield has evolved into a toxic blend. Three members of the selectboard and three of the planning board have buried their heads in the sand, refusing to move Dixfield in a positive direction. The application of practical economics, modern science, environmental necessity and simple logic are beyond the ability of those people. […]
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Increase the minimum wage
Imagine a family member or friend who works hard at work but barely survives financially because they are earning the state minimum wage or a bit above. Restaurant workers, home care providers, grocery workers, taxi drivers, retail workers and many others face that same dilemma — working hard for poverty wages. Many of those workers […]
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Too many dangerous drivers
I was wondering if anyone can relate to the escalating incidents of road rage locally. I have a teenager who is learning how to drive. On our way up Route 4, a Honda Ridgeline truck was traveling way above the speed limit — we could see it coming in the rear-view mirror. When the road […]
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Right candidate, right time
I hope others will join me in supporting Melissa May Stevens on June 14 in her primary race to represent Lewiston in State House District 59. Stevens is the right candidate at the right time to represent the District on crucial issues facing the community. An energetic single mom, raising three children, she is attending […]
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Stay with current ordinance
I do not support the proposed (Chapter 33E) Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. It is similar to the ordinance crafted by state attorneys with the help of the wind power industry. The primary purpose of the state ordinance was to facilitate expedited wind energy development in the unincorporated areas of the state. In 2011, citizens from […]
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Dubois has what it takes
I support the candidate who is best suited for register of probate in Androscoggin County. From my own experience of having to sit in a mediation at Probate Court, it was important to me to know that the judge and register of probate were neutral and acting according to law and decency. Leslie Dubois has […]
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Fuller learns from experience
I’m saddened that Rep. Peggy Rotundo is termed out. She has been an incredibly conscientious and devoted public servant, and I thank her. Now we must move on. After meeting Roger Fuller, a Democratic candidate for District 59, I recognize his life experiences will make him an excellent legislator in Augusta. His leadership in education […]
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A company ‘apart from the rest’
I enjoyed the Sun Journal article “Maine on the make” (May 29). In the spirit of invention and entrepreneurship, my partner, Pete Mickelson, and I want readers to know our part in the battle against off-shoring. I would bet that our record of foreign country customers helps set our little company “apart from the rest,” […]