In 2006, my mother, Cheryl Murdoch, was murdered by Shannon Atwood. Only one person was there for me and my family — Colleen Lachowicz. When I first met her, I told her she would get rid of me like every other counselor I had. But she didn’t. She never gave up on me or my […]

I first met Colleen Lachowicz in 2008, during her tenure as Waterville Democratic Party chairwoman. A lot of things about her impressed me back then, but there was one very memorable thing. A lot of campaign volunteers came and went out of a house on Gilman Street in Waterville that year. What most didn’t realize […]

On page B2 of the June 2 Morning Sentinel was an article about fund-raising for gay marriage. The article stated that Mainers United for Marriage has collected $465,559 so far this year to support gay marriage in Maine. I think this money should be put to better use. I mean, Mainers already have voted against […]

What an honor to be at the grand opening celebration for the new River Trail and Mountain Bike Park along the Skowhegan Gorge. The trail off Mount Pleasant Avenue is something to be celebrated. My family and I see the benefit of the new trail almost daily. Each time we are on it, we see […]

Wolves in the Midwest have been subject to “aerial killing” and accused of destroying livestock. I disagree. I do not believe that these wolves are dangerous. Perhaps, if a mother wolf felt that her pups were in jeopardy, she might attack in their defense, but only then. Like most animals, wolves will leave you alone […]

I doubt that anyone reading this is a millionaire or billionaire. If they are, good for them. The Republicans, with their Super PACs, special interests and billionaires, are trying to buy this election. They want to buy their way into the White House. They are willing to spend more than $1 billion to defeat President […]

How low can you get? I hope the thief who stole that angel and the cross from the graves of my baby and my mother thinks about how low he is when he looks at them. Stealing from the dead is about as low as a snake’s belly, the scum of the earth. Barbara L. […]

Why do you continue to publish right-wing screeds from Joseph Reisert? His latest claim is that both parties are “shifting away from politics’ ideological center,” which is a claim that far-right pundits make to mask the fact that the tea party has driven the Republican party so far to the right that moderate Republicans are […]