LEWISTON — On Monday, Chris and Heidi Sawyer were all smiles, proud parents of a Lewiston High School graduate and a 1-day-old girl. Minutes after 18-year-old Layne Sawyer’s returned home from Project Graduation, Heidi went into labor. Speaking from her bed at Central Maine Medical Center on Monday, she said she and her daughter were […]
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Support the end of polarization
I could not believe my eyes when I opened up my Facebook account and saw the Sun Journal editorial “Bringing courtesy back to this page” (May 31). I could not be any prouder of the decision to take a stand on civility. Two years ago, when I started the Facebook page Lewiston Rocks, I was […]
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Heidi Sawyer rocks the vote in Lewiston
The way Heidi Sawyer sees it, if both sides are mad at you, you must be doing something right. Sawyer is the founder of Lewiston Rocks, a social media group that just keeps growing. The group has nearly 700 members at present and they take on everything from local political movements to matters of more […]
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Lewiston political Facebook group considers shutting down
LEWISTON — A reputation for online bickering and hurt feelings may convince members of a Facebook group devoted to local politics, Lewiston Rocks the Vote, to shut down and go their separate ways. “It’s not as contentious now as it was during the election,” Heidi Sawyer, the group’s founder, said. “But I want people to […]
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Martin has the experience Ward 4 needs
This year, Lewiston’s Ward 4 finally has a choice when deciding who to elect to the School Committee, and I feel that having a fresh face couldn’t have come at a better time. For the past several years, I have experienced the many challenges Lewiston schools are facing, including overcrowding, rushed implementations, increased testing and […]