Two social media pages purporting to back Mark Cayer’s mayoral bid are actually undermining it, the Democrat says.
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Willette patient, competent
As a nearly 30-year professional and instructor in the field of criminal justice, I would like to endorse Alex Willette for district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. He is a well-prepared professional with the energy, desire and moral conviction to pursue justice in the best interests of the community. Criminal justice can be […]
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Bouchard offers solutions, not rhetoric
For the past two years, I have been the city councilor for Lewiston’s Ward 2, where Ben Chin lives. How many times has Chin contacted me about his great ideas for Lewiston? Zero. Weird, since I would have been in a position to bring forth his ideas to the city council. Perhaps he only talks […]
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Lewiston needs Bouchard as mayor
I am voting for Shane Bouchard to be Lewiston’s next mayor. We live in turbulent times. Lewiston is in the midst of those times. Sharp ideological differences exist as to how to navigate them and which course to follow. This is not a time to pretend challenges don’t exist. This is not a time to […]
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Leave alarmist scenarios to Hollywood
Recently, we were asked to sign on to a letter to the editor written by Lewiston City Council President Kristen Cloutier, School Committee Chairperson Linda Scott and Maine state Sen. Nathan Libby, reassuring Lewiston residents of Lewiston’s promise to offer “a safe and inclusive community.” We all know what this is about — it’s about […]
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Immigration policy poorly executed
The recent position about immigrants and refugees taken by Gov. Paul LePage and Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald illuminates one of those rare instances where local citizens get to see first-hand how inept federal policies affect their communities. Let me say, categorically, this writing is not about being anti-immigrant or anti-refugee. This is about common sense […]
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Lewiston ready to expand 3-dog limit
LEWISTON — The city should ease its rules and let residents keep up to four dogs, but take a more detailed look at ways to regulate the number of canines people keep later this year, city councilors said Tuesday. City Administrator Ed Barrett said councilors could create a permit program for people who want to […]
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Encourage student voting
This is in response to the letter to the editor by Lewiston City Councilor Tim Lajoie (Nov. 14), who seems to presuppose that some college students participating in local elections are doing so for unethical reasons. Every American citizen who lives within a community, and is subject to its laws, has as much at stake […]
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Ethical for Bates students to vote?
There has been much hullabaloo made about the Bates College students voting in local elections. I’d like to offer my perspective. In 1999, I was a resident of Manchester, N.H. I had recently finished college and was moving back to Maine in December of that year. When Election Day came, I submitted a blank ballot. […]
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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 […]