100 years ago, 1918Perhaps Mayor Lemaire, when he gave his open letter to the Lewiston Journal yesterday afternoon, didn’t appreciate that it was not exactly the psychological time. For at night there was a rally in Republican headquarters, and some of the statements in the letter furnished first class material for the speakers. Mayor Lemaire […]
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Group wants voters to change Maine’s voting system in 2016
LEWISTON — A group that hopes to ask voters statewide to change the way Maine votes in 2016 will begin its campaign in earnest later this month. Ranked Choice Voting Maine wants Maine to become the first state in the U.S. to fully use a ranked-choice ballot system for its elections and has gathered the […]
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Forum focuses on tax reform and LePage budget plan
LEWISTON — The chief architect of a state tax reform plan that was rejected by the Legislature in 2013 said Friday that he sees hope on the horizon for a Gov. Paul LePage budget proposal that includes similar reforms. Former state Sen. Dick Woodbury, a Yarmouth independent, said LePage’s 2016-17 state budget proposal, currently being […]
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Maine tax system is topic of Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum will be held Friday, Jan. 16, with economist and former Maine state Sen. Dick Woodbury speaking on “The Policy and Politics of Reforming Maine’s Tax System.” The lecture will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Woodbury recently served five terms […]
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H.S. Football: Winning fever helps Hornets replenish ranks
TURNER — Three years ago, the idea of Gabe Seeley, Isaiah Calder and Taylor Woodbury starting their senior-year football home opener at Leavitt Area High School would have evoked laughter and are-you-kidding-me looks. Seeley had a physical ailment and a consequent crisis of confidence. Calder, while taking snaps as freshman quarterback, was studying the depth […]