I write in rebuttal to Rich Lowry’s column, “Rich Lowry: Merrick Garland is on a path to the abyss” (Aug. 19). Attorney General Merrick Garland is on the road to the truth, which for the Trumpists is an abyss of a sort. The legitimacy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation truly would be in question […]

Margaret Craven is the right candidate at the right time to be re-elected to the Maine House of Representatives. Her experience and leadership in Augusta is unparalled. Margaret works hard for her constituents and the city of Lewiston, which she loves. Recently, a member of my family was diagnosed with a serious illness. It threw […]

I am thrilled to support Bettyann Sheats for state senator, representing District 20: Auburn, Poland, New Gloucester, and Durham. Her openness to discussion with constituents and fellow legislators who hold diverse views, her optimism that citizen legislators can make a difference for good, her years of dedication to community service, and her experience as a […]

I write in response to an article that ran in the Aug. 18 Sun Journal, “Maine writers’ group to buy high school students copies of book banned by RSU 56.” As a Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance member, a Maine writer, and a father and grandfather — who has never discriminated against any person, including […]

I cannot believe Terence McManus’s letter where it appears he continues to support Donald Trump (“Trump supporters bear ‘august list’ of titles,” Aug. 20). I really am at a loss how anyone can still support a man who called upon his supporters to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, refused to take immediate action when […]

Who is Victor Orban? He is the autocratic, self-elected, “forever” leader of Hungary, and a guest speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference held Aug. 4-7 in Dallas, Texas. Orban represents Hitlerian policies of racial and gender purity, supports abortion and immigration bans, and generally opposes many of the freedoms that we enjoy in America. He […]