When Kiernan Majerus-Collins launched an online fundraising campaign last spring, the Lewiston political activist was hoping to hit a nerve with people angered about comments made by a local legislative candidate. Instead, Majerus-Collins tapped a vein — an artery, even — of progressives nationwide who are outraged over pushback against Florida teenagers demanding stronger gun […]
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Baseless attack on Poliquin
This is in response to a Sun Journal article (Nov. 3) that called into question the 13 years that Congressman Bruce Poliquin worked for Wall Street firm Avatar Associates. In the article, three employees of Bath Iron Works were quoted detailing their accusations that, during his tenure with Avatar Associates, Poliquin intentionally mismanaged the then-in-place […]
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L. Gibson: Will eliminate government waste
Bruce Poliquin paid $17,817.53 for property taxes in the year that his opponent says he paid $21. That is just under the highest tax bill in Georgetown by $729. That information is readily available. If he was smart enough to enter 10 of his 12 acres into the Tree Growth program and save himself a […]
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L. Gibson: Keep Maine moving
I have been hearing some supporters of Mike Michaud talking about what a nice guy he is. While it’s true that he is a nice guy, that doesn’t get the job done. Being a nice guy hasn’t created any record of accomplishment after 12 years in Congress. Being a nice guy didn’t create solutions to […]