I attended candidate’s night in Poland looking for proactive, forward-looking candidates to represent me. The forum was educational. Whether or not climate change is human-caused, people need to make plans to live with its consequences. As my Scout leader always said: “Be prepared.” Maine’s woods and working waterfronts are state treasures. The state is undergoing […]
Jane Pentheny
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Fay listens to constituents
I support Jess Fay’s re-election. She represents House District 66, parts of Raymond, Casco and Poland. Rep. Fay worked across the aisle throughout her term. She listens to her constituents and is not an ideologue, as often appears to be the current vogue in state capitals around the U.S. She had three bills signed by […]
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Increasing energy independence
The state’s Energy Utilities and Technology Committee will conduct a hearing on LD 1373 — An Act to Protect and Expand Access to Solar Power in Maine — at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4. I am glad to know my representative, Jess Fay, supports that bill. Without the passage of that bill, the solar industry […]
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No to white supremacists
I write this in response to Larry Carrier (letter, Dec. 7). I was determined to give the president-elect a chance, unlike what many gave his predecessor. I love my country from the deepest place in my soul. But when the president-elect began announcing appointments of white supremacists to positions of great power within the White […]
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Fay respectful with others
When I found out that Jessica Fay, candidate for state Representative in Poland, Casco and Raymond, had signed the Maine Council of Churches Civil Discourse Covenant, pledging to be truthful and respectful when interacting with others, even those with whom she disagrees, I was glad, but not surprised. I have witnessed her listening to voters […]
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Try to get along with each other
It is time for people to stop calling each other names. We are all neighbors. A recent letter writer used the term “liberal” pejoratively six times in four paragraphs. We are neighbors, whether lunatic fringe, Republican, Democrat, or liberal or conservative. We each love our country and our state. If someone believes Gov. LePage uses […]