Articles by Greg Bates

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One four-letter word needs to dominate US Senate race in Maine | Opinion

LEWISTON, MAINE – Oct. 15, 2025. U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center in Lewiston on Wednesday. Platner laid out his campaign promises including expanding Social Security, using taxpayer dollars to fund schools and hospitals rather than foreign wars and raising the federal minimum wage, among other points; in front of hundreds of attendees who filled the upper hall and an overflow room with a live feed of his speech. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)" data-image-caption="U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center in Lewiston on Wednesday. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)" data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/43122153_20251015_PlatnerLewTownHall-5.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/10/43122153_20251015_PlatnerLewTownHall-5.jpg?w=780" />The word is 'jobs.' Well-paid jobs that both draw people here and keep people here.