Lewiston needs to elect strong leaders with a proven track record on getting things done. Jim Lysen, candidate for City Council, Ward 1, is such a leader. As planning director for the city, his work on riverfront redevelopment and historic preservation paved the way to the continuing success of the Bates Mill and riverfront. He […]
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Chin and Lysen have my support
As a recent college graduate, I am very excited to vote for two candidates in Lewiston who believe all of its residents should have an opportunity to thrive in this community. That would be Ben Chin for mayor and Jim Lysen, for city councilor, Ward 1. I have known both for several years and believe […]
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Chin will bring positive change
Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin continues to put forward meaningful proposals for the revitalization of the Lewiston community. These include creating a “model block” on Lisbon Street; encouraging owner-occupied housing in Lewiston, including cooperatives; and setting up an Office of New Mainers at City Hall to assist the integration of new residents. He also suggests […]
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L. Gilbert: Lysen the best candidate for Ward 1
I write in support of Jim Lysen, candidate for the Lewiston Ward 1 Council seat. He and his wife, Susann Pelletier, and their daughter, Genevieve Lysen, have lived in this ward for some 30 years. They have contributed to this community as volunteers all of those years. Former state Sen. Margaret Craven is his campaign […]
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J. Lysen: Important traits for a leader
The city of Lewiston has a tremendous opportunity to move forward with the election of Ben Chin for mayor. I have known him for more than a decade and have seen him grow, both as a person and a force for positive change in this community on important public issues, such as housing, health care, […]
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J. Lysen: Enforcing housing codes
Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald got it all wrong in his April 29 letter that responded to Ben Chin’s April 19 guest column that analyzed the proposed changes to the city’s new comprehensive plan draft. Chin raised concerns that mandatory enforcement of housing codes, along with accountability for violations, had been removed from the draft. Chin […]
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J. Lysen: Social Security being targeted
As a recent retiree who will depend on Social Security for the bulk of my retirement income, I thank Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, for his leadership in the important fight to expand Social Security and help millions of Americans to live with dignity. Sen. Brown will be reintroducing shortly the Strengthening Social Security Act, a […]
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J. Lysen: Candidates who care about Maine
Lewiston-Auburn voters should not be fooled by the rhetoric from Republicans such as Gov. Paul LePage, Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald and state Senate candidate Patti Gagne, that we cannot afford to provide Mainers basic necessities such as health care or affordable housing. That deception is rooted in a campaign of fear and scarcity, with echoes […]
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In rebuttal, J. Lysen: There are ways to fix income inequality
This letter is in response to a Cal Thomas syndicated column that appeared in the Sun Journal May 14, titled, “Create wealth, don’t redistribute.” In his column, Thomas criticized Pope Francis for raising issues concerning income and wealth inequality, with such inequality historically the worst it has ever been. I understand why Thomas and other […]
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J. Lysen: Do what is right and moral
MaineCare expansion is vital for more than 70,000 Mainers, keeping them healthy and productive. It is also crucial to the 65 locations in Maine where community health centers, such as the B Street Health Center in Lewiston, provide care to more than 200,000 Mainers, regardless of their ability to pay. In 2011, Maine community health […]