Maine Freedom, a Republican political action committee, is spending big money to support Democrat Cynthia Dill’s U.S. Senate campaign.

I write in support of Penny Plourde, Democratic candidate for Senate District 24, representing Augusta, China, Oakland, Sidney and Vassalboro.

In a cynical attempt to game the election, a Republican-initiated Super PAC recently launched an ad to promote the Democratic candidate.

John Frary’s commentary about the need for charter schools (“We know status quo doesn’t work, so let’s try charter schools,” Sept. 2) illustrates the Downeast version of that old debater’s saw: If you can’t beat ’em with facts and logic, then mire ’em in moose muck.