LEWISTON — Mayor-elect Bob Macdonald on Wednesday backed off his election night comments, saying a surprise set for Thursday afternoon is now designed to smooth any feathers he might have ruffled. “As far as I’m concerned, the election is over,” Macdonald said. “What happened happened and it’s ancient history, so I’m not going to dwell […]
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VIDEO: Lewiston voters share on camera how they voted
Residents share how they voted in the Lewiston mayoral runoff election.
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Lewiston residents vote for mayor today
A special run-off election is taking place today in Lewiston for residents to choose a new mayor. The candidates are Robert MacDonald and Mark Paradis. As Paradis passed away last Friday, if he is chosen by popular vote in today’s run-off election, the office of mayor will be vacant and a new election cycle for Lewiston […]
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R. Bechard: Stop the free handouts
Bob Macdonald is the right man for mayor to clean up Lewiston, but he should get help from Gov. Paul LePage and other state officials to stop the flow of free handouts. Macdonald is right. People are not willing to help themselves. I see a lot of people who live off the state. On the […]
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Video from the Lewiston mayor runoff debate available online and on Great Falls TV
LEWISTON — The full video recording of the Lewiston runoff mayoral debate made by Great Falls TV is available on demand online. To watch the video, you can navigate the widget below by going to videos > Lewiston Government and selecting the Lewiston Mayoral runoff debate from the list. The recorded debate is one hour and […]
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R. Beaudoin: For the working class
If there is any chance at all of electing an individual into the office of mayor in Lewiston who will voice the concerns of the working class, it is a vote for Bob Macdonald. Others who support similar morals and values should come to the polls on Dec. 13 and cast a vote for him. […]
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Take a step forward
Business owners and hard-working individuals understand that socialism is a philosophy of failure. Winston Churchill once stated, “The creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…” To put that in plain terms: What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. […]