1927 – 2014 SANFORD — Mary Annette Carlucci Cesario, 83, mother of Angela Cesario Delorme of Auburn, passed away Tuesday, June 24. Mary was born June 27, 1927, in Barre, Vt., to Anne Teresa Tomasi and James Nicola Carlucci, the youngest of four children. She was a 1945 graduate of Spaulding High School in Barre, […]
June 2014
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Dr. Joni A. B. Barrows, DDS
1954 – 2014 NEWMARKET, N.H. — Dr. Joni A. B. Barrows, DDS, 60, of Newmarket, died at her home on Thursday, June 26, after an extended illness. Dr. Barrows was born in Lewiston on May 25, 1954, a daughter of the late Edward and Adella (Stasulis) Bush. She was raised in Auburn and graduated from Edward […]
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Leonard Pitts: Half way is still only half way to racial equality
“But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep” — Robert Frost Sen. Richard Russell called it a work of “manifold evils.” Sen. Barry Goldwater called it a “threat to the very essence” of America. Rep. Howard Smith called it a “monstrous instrument of oppression.” It was the Civil Rights Act […]
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A. Esposito: Thankful for general assistance
This is in response to a story printed in the Sun Journal (June 25) that reported that Gov. Paul LePage is “doubling down” with regard to denying basic shelter and civilized care to those people who are undocumented. That attitude stinks, and it seems LePage is on a gambling spree. Being a bully does not […]
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R. Dubois: Remove Social Security cap
Meaningful tax reform could be enacted if both parties worked together. The payroll tax that funds Social Security could be reduced from 6.2 percent to 2 percent. That would allow working families to keep two-thirds of their payroll deduction. A person earning $20,000 per year is taxed at 6.2 percent, or $1,240 per year (approximately […]
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N. Willard: The wrong target for blame
It is difficult to imagine the agony and deep sorrow that parents must feel if they are forced by horrible circumstances in their homeland to contemplate sending their child or children away alone to a new country. Our anger should not be against the undocumented immigrants (I dislike using the term “illegal”). As citizens of […]
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T. Williams: Strike zone a guessing game
In the 20-plus years I have coached and the 10 I have umpired, I have seen a lot of baseball. The biggest thorn in my side is seeing the official umpires today ruin the game. Despite their training, they repeatedly disregard some vital rules, such as to keep the game fair and be professional. There […]
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Veterans need someone like Gen. Omar N. Bradley
As serial revelations about the VA’s cover-up of long delays for veterans in need of medical treatment continue to gush from the 24-hour news pipeline, we are being forced to face the same sort of bureaucratic sclerosis that confronted Gen. Omar N. Bradley at the end of World War II. Bradley was one of the […]
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Michael Lachance: Patch the holes in Maine’s welfare boat
The recent actions taken by Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and Gov. Paul LePage have brought to light many issues involving General Assistance and those applying for such benefits. While claims of welfare abuse have been a hot button topic in Lewiston for a number of years, they typically have been met with […]