I believe politics has reduced the quality of education in SAD 13 and has denied our two towns the option to decide the outcome of Quimby School. Politics also killed any chance of starting a long-term plan this fall. In my opinion, incomes and retirement funds for teachers and administrators should not be favored over […]

As a helping professional, I have seen firsthand how state policies affect local families, for better or worse. Now more than ever, the people need to know that they can count on their elected officials to have their best interest in mind when those officials make decisions that affect the whole community. I am confident […]

Another letter last week said how actions in the Maine Senate can mean the difference between life and death. Such it is with me. As a result of changes to MaineCare, I have lost access to medications that help control a rare condition that I have, a condition that could kill me if left uncontrolled. […]

One of the nicest things about the scale of living in central Maine is that we get the opportunity to know our neighbors, and then discover, if we’re lucky, that they might represent us in the Legislature. And so it is with Karen Kusiak, who is running to be the representative for House District 84 […]

As the Democratic primary nears, I would like to urge anyone who resides in Senate District 25 (Albion, Benton, Clinton, Detroit, Pittsfield, Waterville and Winslow) to vote for Colleen Lachowicz on June 12. I believe in Colleen because, if there is one thing that I know about her, it’s that she works tirelessly day after […]

This is the first letter I have written for a candidate for state representative in my 40 years’ involvement in Maine politics. Karen Kusiak, running in District 84 (Fairfield, Smithfield, Rome), is my co-worker at Colby. On committees, she is a problem solver, a doer. Others may talk and confront; Kusiak works to solve problems. […]