This letter is in response to the letter from David Marquis (Sept. 19). In his letter, he claims that Republicans are trying to make it more difficult for minorities and poor people to vote. He thinks that asking for proof of residence is somehow preventing people from voting. No, it isn’t. It is preventing people […]
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C. Swanton: Not to be believed
David Marquis’ letter (Sept. 19) was so ridiculous that I wasn’t going to respond until it hit me that if people are swallowing the daily lies that President Obama and Mike Michaud are throwing out there, people might even believe him. Marquis complained that Republicans are pushing for voter identification at polling places. Is that […]
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T. Shields: Aiming for a better life
This is in rebuttal to the letters of David Marquis (Sept. 19) and Richard Jensen (Sept. 21) who responded to my letter of Sept. 14. Marquis accused the Republicans of making it harder for the poor and minorities to vote. Not true. Republicans want clean elections instead of the Democrats manipulating the poor and minorities […]
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Democrats reject LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench for UMaine board of trustees
AUGUSTA — Democrats on the Legislature’s Education Committee voted unanimously to reject Gov. Paul LePage’s nomination of Susan Dench to the University of Maine System board of trustees after a contentious hearing on Friday. The 8-5 party-line vote goes to the full Senate on Tuesday. Dench of Falmouth is a marketing professional and former conservative […]
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R. Jensen: A bunch of hot air
This is in response to the letter from Thomas Shields (Sept. 14). In his next to last paragraph, he wrote, “The Democrats trend toward serving their party, whereas the Republicans serve the people.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Perhaps he has forgotten that when Barack Obama won his first election for the presidency, […]
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D. Marquis: No basis in reality
Thomas Shields’ claim “The Democrats trend toward serving their party, whereas the Republicans serve the people,” has no basis in reality. Here’s why. Nationally Republicans are involved in efforts to: — Make it harder for poor and minorities to vote; — Remove women’s rights to their healthcare choices, making legal abortion services harder to find […]
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Republicans drop out of races for Lewiston State House seats
LEWISTON — A pair of Republican candidates from Lewiston running for the Maine House of Representatives have dropped out of their races, in one instance leaving the incumbent Democrat unopposed. James Sorcek and Brian Wood officially have withdrawn their names from the ballot, according to records maintained by the Clerk of the House in Augusta. Sorcek was […]
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Maine Dems accuse GOP of shady recruiting practices for House races
LEWISTON — The Maine Democratic Party accused Maine Republicans on Wednesday of shady recruiting methods in the GOP’s quest to find candidates to challenge incumbent Democrats in the state Legislature, including one House District seat in Lewiston. Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant pointed to three House District races, including for District 59, as evidence […]
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Leonard Pitts: GOP must learn to speak new language
At this point, you really have to wonder: Is it still news when a Republican says something asinine? On the off chance it is, let us spend a few moments pondering the strange case of Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, who said last week that the Democratic Party is waging a “War on Whites.” Yeah, he […]
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E. Field: Watch what they do
America is a republic — a government where power should belong to all the people — but it’s becoming an oligarchy — a country ruled by a small group of wealthy people. The Republican party is heavily funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, who want to eliminate Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, workers’ […]