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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Lewiston City Council settles in for split votes
LEWISTON — Voters put three Maine People’s Alliance candidates and three conservative candidates into the seven open City Council seats Tuesday night. Joline Landry Beam, who beat two opponents to claim the open Ward 6 seat, said she might be the swing vote. “I think I can work with anyone,” Beam said Tuesday. “I think […]
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Practice what you preach
It saddened me to read Larry Gilbert Sr.’s letter (Aug. 18) in which he wrote about how Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald “demonized” the Maine People’s Alliance and, in doing so, all he did was demonize Macdonald. It also leads me to question if Gilbert really understands what he claimed. Gilbert claimed that the MPA is […]
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Attacking mayor was offensive
As one whose work requires him to walk the streets of Lewiston six days a week, I find former Lewiston Mayor Larry Gilbert Sr.’s recent letter (Aug. 18) promoting the Maine People’s Alliance and attacking current Mayor Robert Macdonald and Gov. Paul LePage to be ridiculous and offensive. Both LePage and Macdonald are trying to […]
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The true side of the MPA
Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald frequently demonizes the Maine People’s Alliance, as does Gov. Paul LePage from time to time. I want to set the record straight as to what MPA does. Any reader who reads the list below will attest to the fact the MPA cares greatly for Mainers who have worked hard all their […]
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MPA wants think tank to fire staffer who listened to strategy call
AUGUSTA — A liberal advocacy group is pressing for an investigation by Maine’s attorney general into a conservative think tank which secretly recorded an invitation-only conference call held last week by several immigrants’ rights activists. Maine People’s Alliance, one of the groups that participated in the call, wants an investigation into Steve Robinson, editor of […]
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State House candidates get start on fall campaigns at Lewiston forum
LEWISTON — Candidates hoping to win a seat or re-election to the Maine Legislature later this year made one of their first public forum appearances during a Maine People’s Alliance forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The two-hour event was dominated by Democratic incumbents, but at least one Republican and one independent candidate […]
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Liberal activists apologize to Lisbon lawmaker for political jab
AUGUSTA — The state’s leading liberal activist group has apologized to a disabled Lisbon lawmaker for distributing a flier in his district that said the legislator, who uses a wheelchair, had “no spine” and refused to “stand up” to Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The flier was distributed by Maine People’s Alliance to highlight opposition to […]
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Hundreds rally at State House in full-court press on Medicaid expansion
While Mainers who have lost their health care coverage or are not eligible for MaineCare without expansion told their stories, the political challenge of winning expansion this session was as clear as the broadcast from Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s television, beaming down his welfare-reform message on the assembled activists: “Maine’s Medicaid program is crowding out […]