As mayor of the city of Lewiston, I will not stand silently by while the Sun Journal insinuates that Lewiston and its teachers are not providing excellent education for all students (editorial, “Lewiston best served by redistricting,” Feb. 22). Our schools’ staff consists of extraordinary teachers who provide the same level of education in every […]
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Facebook post highlights Lewiston, Auburn mayoral spat
LEWISTON — Twin Cities politics and the differences between Mayors Jonathan LaBonte and Robert Macdonald spilled onto the Internet and into public view Friday night. In a post to Facebook, Auburn Mayor LaBonte said that Macdonald, the mayor of Lewiston, had called LaBonte an “embarrassment” to the area. LaBonte said he wrote the post after […]
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R. Macdonald: A different side of the story
In response to Rachel Lowe’s guest column Dec. 30, “Set policy based on fact, not rhetoric” is to say, look who is calling the kettle black. Lowe accuses me of making up statistics; every statistic I use comes directly from Lewiston General Assistance. She cherry picks as liberals do. She speaks about the welfare policies […]
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R. Lowe: Set policy based on facts, not rhetoric
Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald apparently believes that there are two kinds of kids going to school in Lewiston: good kids and poor kids. During a public meeting at Geiger Elementary School Macdonald launched into an anger-filled tirade. According to the Sun Journal, he called children from poor families that need help from programs like General […]
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Top local stories of 2012
It was a year like all others, with both good news and bad. There was joy and tragedy, despair and hope. We celebrated when a local cheerleading squad won it all and then grieved when other teens perished on highways. New businesses moved in; old ones moved out. Our leaders made us proud and then […]
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M. Grenham: Macdonald cares about veterans
In his letter (Dec. 1), Joseph Nugent took issue with Robert Macdonald about veterans’ issues. Both men see the same issues, yet both have a different opinion of how to deal with those issues. Macdonald is known to me and is a friend. I have never met Nugent, but I sense that he is a […]
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Lewiston mayor suggests law to limit out-of-state welfare-seekers
LEWISTON — A meeting between parents and local school officials got ugly Wednesday night when Mayor Robert Macdonald suggested a legislative remedy to discourage “Brockton,” Mass., welfare seekers from moving to Lewiston. The meeting, held at the Geiger Elementary School, was hosted by school officials to get parents’ input on a plan to redistrict city […]
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J. Morin: Macdonald was very helpful
I take issue with the comment made by Joseph Nugent of Oxford in his letter, published Dec. 1. His comment insinuated that Cmdr. Robert Macdonald is not doing enough to help veterans and that is not accurate. When I visited the Veterans Administration facility at Togus in 2002, I inquired about medical help, but the facilitator […]
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J. Smith: Macdonald supports veterans
It is obvious from the letter by Joseph Nugent (Dec. 1) that he never met, or even has spoken to Robert Macdonald. If he had, he would realize that Macdonald is probably one of the biggest advocates that veterans have in the Twin Cities area. Knowing, first-hand, the tireless energy he puts into assuring that […]
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R. Macdonald: A shameful display
Shameless. That is the only polite word I can think of to describe the demonstration staged in front of Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Day by Maine People’s Alliance. On a day set aside each year to honor the sacrifice of veterans who served this country, they stained the park, attempting to focus people’s attention […]