Posted inOp-Eds

Ranked-choice voting would improve politics in Maine

The vitriol that people are seeing and hearing during this campaign season shows that things have been getting progressively worse each year. Question 5 on the ballot this November proposes a better system for electing politicians in Maine: Ranked-choice voting. It used to be that conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans helped to balance out the […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Lewiston-Auburn charter effort moves ahead

LEWISTON — Efforts to combine the Twin Cities are moving forward, despite lacking all the money needed for consulting and legal services. With a $50,000 state grant in the bank, the group working to help combine Lewiston and Auburn said Wednesday it planned to release its first draft of a new charter near the end […]

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L. Gosselin: Prepared to ask tough questions

I have known Mark Cayer for several years as president of the Lewiston City Council. He is a thoughtful person and is prepared to ask the tough questions and strives dutifully to do what is in the best interest of taxpayers. He has gained firsthand experience with 20 years in law enforcement, six years as […]

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‘Driving force’ to retire … sort of

LEWISTON — The eve of the Business-to-Business trade show finds Lucien Gosselin in a pensive mood. By now, of course, almost everyone has heard that Gosselin will retire as president of the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council at the end of June. Surely, this will be the talk of the trade show; which, by the way, […]

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Lewiston-Auburn Charter Commission: Lewiston candidate Lucien Gosselin

Name Lucien B. Gosselin Email address [email protected] Occupation or primary source of income President, Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council Education Doctoral studies in Public Policy and Management; Executive Certificate in Community Planning and Development; Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management; Bachelor of Science in Management and Organizational Studies, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School […]