Elizabeth Eames: Lewiston must reelect Mayor Carl Sheline

After the recent electoral sweep, Lewiston can anticipate the return of our City Council to a modicum of sanity. As Ward 3 School Committee representative, however, I do worry that such ugliness might migrate to the schools. After all, it has done so in other localities, near and far. Nominating the City Council representative to […]

Joseph Philippon: Time matters, and is often the difference between life and death

While we hope and pray that such a tragedy never happens again in our community, I believe it imperative that we do all we can to prevent or minimize in the future.

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Who took ‘service’ out of the ‘service economy?’

One reason stores put a worker at the self-checkout aisle is to stop thievery. The thievery that doesn’t get stopped raises losses and prices the rest of us pay to cover the loss to thieves.

Larry Gilbert Sr.: Our hearts go out to all of the families

It was Oct. 25 the day I left Lewiston to fly to Florida. On the second leg of my flight from Baltimore to Orlando, I was watching CNN News on the plane when the announcement came that there was a mass shooter in Lewiston with 16 dead and another 50 to 60 wounded. (Early media […]

Aaron Morrison: We need data-driven approach to PFAS reporting

As the owner of Morrison Plumbing & Heating in Turner, I’m writing on behalf of other businesses and our growing employee base to express concern over Maine’s strict PFAS reporting law. While we understand the urgency of addressing harmful PFAS in the environment, Maine’s current definition of PFAS is overly broad and makes compliance unrealistic […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, Nov. 24

The horrors of Oct. 25 are very much alive for witness to Lewiston mass shooting

Larry, along with his son, Jeff, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren had each been present at scenes of the shootings that Wednesday. Larry and Jeff had been at Schemengees Bar & Grille and his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren had been at Just-in-Time Recreation.

Steve Austin: Maine must repeal CON for mental health care

Let’s say you want to open a pizza shop. You find the perfect location and apply for the license. Much to your surprise, the state approval process allows your competitors to weigh in on if another pizza shop is necessary. This is a free-market society, the market should decide when there are too many pizza […]

Raymond Tardif: We don’t allow people to own bombs. Why guns?

Bombs don’t kill. People do. Doesn’t sound quite right, does it? If the type of weapon used to kill is inconsequential, why not permit average citizens to make bombs at home? The obvious answer: Bombs have the capacity to kill many people in seconds. Accordingly, the safety of the general public outweighs whatever gratification someone […]

Cities of Lewiston and Auburn announce holiday events

Santa will be in Auburn on Dec. 1 and in Lewiston on Dec. 2 to light Christmas trees and welcome in the holiday season.