I must admit that I was undecided as to whom I would vote for in the Second District election for Congress. That is, until I was sickened by Bruce Poliquin’s false attack ads launched against Emily Cain — the worst of which completely distorts her position on a bipartisan Maine legislative bill that overwhelmingly passed […]
Bob Mennealy
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Sampson gets my support
I am writing to voice my enthusiastic support for the candidacy of Kimberly Sampson, who is running for the Maine state Senate District 20, representing Auburn, Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot. A fourth generation resident of Auburn, my support for Sampson was reinforced when I recalled the toxic partisan party-line mailings that I received from […]
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Campaign hog wash?
In 2015, when Auburn Mayor Jonathan Labonte was campaigning for re-election, he announced at a candidates forum that one of the biggest goals for his next term was planning for and securing funding for the new high school that Auburn desperately needed. That would include establishing a world-class, blue-ribbon committee, whose appointees would include the […]
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A different view of Larry Gilbert Sr.
I am writing this letter to refute some erroneous claims made in recent letters. The Larry Gilbert Sr. that I know is a kind, caring, civic-minded man and the Maine People’s Alliance does not encourage any violations of the law. Rather, it stands for social justice, fair wages and equal treatment for all. Bob Mennealy, […]
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B. Mennealy: Well qualified candidates
The citizens of Auburn are indeed lucky in this November election to have several well qualified candidates running to represent them in the legislature: Wayne Werts, the former Fire Dept. chief; John Cleveland, former mayor and councilor and small business owner; and Bettyann Sheats, a West Point graduate, veteran, helicopter pilot and small business owner. […]
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B. Mennealy: LePage is out of touch
Gov. Paul LePage’s ill-advised veto of a 100 percent federally funded program that would provide health care coverage to 70,000 Mainers who desperately need it made no sense at all. Such coverage would help Maine citizens and hospitals, plus provide a boost to Maine’s economy. As a disabled senior citizen, I know how life-essential such […]
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B. Mennealy: Too many assistants
I am writing to clarify the comments attributed to me (Sun Journal, Oct. 25) about the number of assistant principals at Edward Little. Rather than saying that “times have changed,” I specifically stated that my high school graduating class numbered more than 400 graduates. We had one principal plus one assistant principal, and that was […]