It will be a refreshing shift in Lewiston politics if candidate Ben Chin is elected mayor. I have had the honor of reading his research and listening to him speak. He does his homework whenever he presents his thoughts and plans for the great city of Lewiston. I do believe he speaks on behalf of […]
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D. Grandmaison: Hope for unified Lewiston
Since Benjamin “Ben” Chin announced his candidacy for mayor of Lewiston, I feel the excitement and enthusiasm. Now there is hope for a unified Lewiston. Chin attended Bates College on a scholarship. During his freshman year he earned the trust and respect from the residents of Lewiston by volunteering. While earning his political science degree, […]
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R. Macdonald: Employees unfairly criticized
As mayor of the city of Lewiston, I was appalled — but not surprised — by the accusations leveled at the municipal staff by Ben Chin of the Maine People’s Alliance in his guest column “Code enforcement necessary to drive out slumlords” (April 19). Code office staff checked with Chin to ascertain the location of […]
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Ben Chin: Code enforcement necessary to drive out slumlords
I am excited by nearly everything in Lewiston’s proposed comprehensive plan. Public hearings on it have begun. City staff did an incredible job synthesizing a huge amount of feedback into a vision for the city’s future. But for this plan to be more than a paperweight, it must more strongly confront Lewiston’s single greatest obstacle: […]
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J. Baird: Macdonald works for all of Lewiston
I was quite saddened to read the article (Feb. 27) about a young man who wants to run for the office of mayor of Lewiston. He wants his campaign to be kicked off at the B-Street Community Center. That is not the way to start a campaign, to my way of thinking. To me, that […]