Levesque campaign positioned on a falsehood
Editorial Board
Jan 29, 2010 12:01 am

Jason Levesque launched his campaign challenging Rep. Michael Michaud for the 2nd Congressional District seat in Auburn last week with smiles and handshakes all around.

Days later, Levesque posted a serious accusation on his Facebook page, claiming a "very liberal" memb...

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Economic development update, 12/09:


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Seriously, Tiger Woods crashes his car everyone covers it in less than 30 minutes. Balloon boy takes off and we have live feed from every news network. 4 officers slain while in coffee shop preparing to start work and there is one article on CNN. JSN wonders why officers are a little disgruntle......here is a perfect example.

Truthful, clean, focused

I would like to congratulate the participants in/supporters of the recent NO ON 1 campaign. Although they lost the vote, each and every one of them should be extremely proud of themselves for the truthful, clean, focused and very respectful campaign that they were all a part of. None of which can be said of the opposing YES ON 1 campaign and/or its participant...

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The installation of Babe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0lbU0kWWk

No, this is the not answer to what we need. But it's better than snarky, anonymous nihilists sniping at the town from the flickering glow of their smudgy laptops in some small dirty room in a run down house at the corner of Disappointment Street and Sullen Avenue. People enjoyed the installation. A positiv...

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Question One Opponents are Not Children

I enjoy Mrs. Larson’s weekly column and know from reading it that she is a serious Bible reading Christian. I respect that, and certainly don’t want to get into a Bible duel with her. However, as I pointed out in my recent letter, there are many parts of the Bible that have no relevance to our lives today. In places, the Bible condones slavery, ...

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A while ago, an old building on Waldo Street next to the Snowshoe club was demolished. Today I noticed that an old, used doublewide trailer has been placed on the lot (as a storage shed for used furniture?). Is this part of the "beautification and revitilization" of the River Valley? Oh, I fear we are sinking fast. Someone tie a rope around Babe; might as well bring him with us.

Online listing rankles

"Rumford, Maine, is and has been a seriously economically depressed
area for more 30 years. The single major employer, except for town
government and schools, has been one paper mill, which is all but
shuttered. With the steady shutdown of machines, removal of equipment
and layoffs, the community has also lost the bulk of its ancilla...

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