It doesn’t have to be this way. I am 81 and grew up in Minneapolis. When I graduated high school, I got my bachelor’s degree at the University of Minnesota. It cost me $90 per quarter — for a total of $1,080 for my degree. This included free medical care. What has changed? Sixty years […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Kudos to your opinion writers | Letter
I get my hard news from many sources, your papers, The Economist, TV, online, but I want to communicate that, hard news aside, I appreciate good writing. In particular I want you to know that I subscribe to (winter) the Sun Journal and (summer) the Press Herald — largely for the quality of the writing. […]
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Why I’m supporting Jordan Wood for Congress | Letter
The Maine native understands the affordability challenges facing the state’s working families.
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Questioning Graham Platner’s judgment | Letter
There has been massive supportive coverage on Graham Platner running in the Democratic primary for senator in your newspapers. Granted he is young and fresh, at age 41, but forgotten is that he had a Nazi symbol created in a tattoo on his chest when he was age 20 and just had it removed this […]
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The time for complaining has passed. The Democrats must act. | Letter
Dozing off, obsessing about yesterday’s slights, real or imagined, making some irrational decisions, insisting on always being right due to unique life experiences, these are all “old” grandfather traits we personally have seen before and laughed off. But never was America’s future as a democracy, or our reliability and respect as a world leader, at […]
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What’s really behind UMA’s decision to move out of Handley Hall? | Letter
Your Jan. 11 article, in the Central Maine Sunday edition, regarding the relocation of UMA’s Arts and Architecture program from Handley Hall on Water Street in Augusta, raised a salient question. I am a commercial landlord in Augusta and am very familiar with operating costs and budgets for commercial space. I actually had an adjacent building […]
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Appoint Ryn Soule to vacant Lewiston council seat | Letter
I am writing on behalf of Lewiston’s Ward 5 residents and businesses who are currently unrepresented. After nearly a year of controversy surrounding the School Committee and City Council seat, the current council must restore public trust and follow the City Charter. Not respecting the charter will once again damage the confidence and trust of […]
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Rockland took the wrong approach to ICE | Letter
The city of Rockland, in voting to bar municipal employees from assisting federal immigration agents, joined the parade of being part of the problem instead of helping with the solution. ICE is just another police force doing a specified job. Raids have been part of law enforcement for decades. The common sense way to prevent […]
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Action against Sen. Mark Kelly highlights the danger of Hegseth | Letter
Today, I’m writing to express my outrage at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest action to curb free speech. As a former member of this country’s armed services, I remember being trained on what was a “lawful order” and what was not. To take action against a retired military member for urging those on active duty […]
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Republican attacks on Rep. Deqa Dhalac are shameful | Letter
It’s bad enough that our president is disparaging Somalis and Somali Americans, but now some of Maine’s Republican leaders are doing the same. Earlier this month, they called for South Portland Rep. Deqa Dhalac to be removed from the Legislature’s Budget Committee. Dhalac has not been accused of any crimes. Yet the Republicans are trying to smear her […]