I have been proud to teach high school mathematics in Lewiston for the past 12 years. As president of the Lewiston Education Association, I am excited to share that our organization endorses Ben Chin for mayor. We are supporting Chin because he believes in fully funding public education and because he believes that education needs […]
Lewiston mayoral election
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Community must work together
Lewiston’s election brought some troubling questions and concerns still persist, but the majority of voters made it clear on Dec. 8 that Lewiston is not for sale to any individual or group. It is very troubling that special interest groups would raise in excess of $90,000 to run a candidate for mayor, when less than […]
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Turning over the keys to Lewiston
Why is a statewide political organization seeking control of Lewiston’s government? I was shocked to learn after the November election that four candidates supported by the Maine Peoples Alliance had been elected to the City Council, and that Benjamin Chin, an MPA official, was one of the two candidates for mayor. Lewiston’s city charter requires […]
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Macdonald honest, hard-working
Residents of Lewiston should wake up and inquire about the race for Lewiston’s mayor. People should question why the socialist-liberal candidate, Ben Chin, has such a large campaign “war chest,” of $63,000 or so, just for a mayoral race. If elected, I believe he is going to make Lewiston the welfare city of Maine. Taxes […]
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Proud to call Ben Chin mayor
There is much talk among voters who refute an honest man, but actions speak louder than words. Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin has worked tirelessly for Maine families, locally and statewide. Along with allies and foes, he has pushed back on policies at threat of being eliminated. Municipalities across our state are illegally denied $1 […]
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Macdonald cares about people
I am writing with regards to the upcoming run-off election. I suggest that anyone who voted last time and didn’t get who they wanted to take a minute to go to Ben Chin’s Web page and, while there, read his plan and then decide if they want someone like that in this figurehead position. Who […]
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Respect for every human being
When State Rep. Lawrence Lockman described Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin as “an anti-Christian bigot” on social media, he broke a promise. Rep. Lockman had pledged “to refrain from personal attacks” and to “value honesty, truth and civility while striving to find workable solutions.” These were among the principles listed in the Maine Council of […]
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Welcome the next generation
For a while, employers have lamented the difficulty finding workers as the younger generation leaves the state to find work elsewhere. There are endless articles on how to keep young people here — how to bring new talent to Maine. So how do we treat a young man — Ben Chin — who chose to […]
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Runoff election inconvenient
The Lewiston mayoral runoff election will be expensive, inconvenient and unnecessary. Most Americans, including those who endorsed and passed the ruling regarding the election, believe that democracy equals majority rule (more than 50 percent). Sadly, that is not true for many elections involving more than two candidates. In those cases, the winner is often decided […]
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Morgan will listen to everyone
Steve Morgan for mayor? Yes, please. Morgan has been in the Lewiston area with his wife for the past 25-plus years. He is the type of person who leaves an impression everywhere he goes. He is fair and understanding of what people feel and what they want. Regardless of his point of view, he is […]