Maine Freedom, a Republican political action committee, is spending big money to support Democrat Cynthia Dill’s U.S. Senate campaign. The PAC’s TV ads talk about only Dill and Angus King. They don’t even mention Charlie Summers, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate. Guess they don’t like Summers, either. People at the PAC must think Maine voters […]

In a cynical attempt to game the election, a Republican-initiated Super PAC recently launched an ad to promote the Democratic candidate. Maine Freedom is from Washington, D.C. Two officers of Maine Freedom have ties to the Republican Governor’s Association and several Republican organizations. Maine Freedom is exploiting Maine people by pretending to support their opposition. […]

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 Down East version of that old debater’s saw: If you can’t beat ’em with facts and logic, then mire ’em in moose muck. Frary repeats our governor’s rant that Maine’s public […]

I write in support of Penny Plourde, Democratic candidate for Senate District 24, representing Augusta, China, Oakland, Sidney and Vassalboro. I have known Plourde for more than 30 years and know her to be an honest, trustworthy and tenacious person. Plourde has advocated for the handicapped, unemployed and underemployed for many years. It has been […]