I am a small business owner; people may have had a beer or drink at my bar, the Blue Goose. We’ve been serving the community for years, and I look forward to many more. Since the beginning of the pandemic the economy has taken hit after hit. However, Congressman Jared Golden has been doing everything […]

I thought of a way the silent majority can show its disdain for Washington. On Dec. 8 I think we could do so on our porch flagpoles, stamps and car stickers. We could put the American flag upside down for that one day. I figured the day after the Pearl Harbor attack would be a […]

As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself thinking more of the Wabenaki and French who inhabited this region from 1605 to 1755 than I do of the Puritans who attacked them. I do this as a descendant of leaders from all three groups spurred to action in that time. My story begins with Sachem Membertou, a […]

Homelessness in Maine is increasing. LD 48, a bill to help create shelters, has been dead in the community for over a year. There are four shelters in the Oxford County area. The nearest shelter to Bethel is Rumford, and South Paris. There needs to be a shelter specifically for teenagers who are struggling to […]

State Rep. Randall Greenwood is among the fortunate people who have recovered from COVID, thanks to the efforts of those who cared for him in the hospital (see Sun Journal, “Wales lawmaker out of hospital after COVID-19; still speaking out against vaccine,” Nov. 17). Many others have not been so lucky.Based on his own “research,” […]

I totally agree with Lorraine Tyra (“Greenwood no hero for rejecting vaccine,” Nov. 19) that state Rep. Randall Greenwood shows a selfish disregard for the hospital staff at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Not only was he selfish, but he also showed no appreciation or gratitude to the staff at the hospital who cared for […]

Maine Healthcare Action, an independent nonprofit group, proposed a resolve that requires the Maine Legislature to draft a publicly-funded health care plan that provides comprehensive benefits and covers every Maine resident. Pending submission of 63,067 valid Maine voters’ signatures, the resolve will go on the November 2022 ballot.Maine Healthcare Action believes that the health of […]

Some people are refusing to receive the COVID vaccine because they believe not enough testing has been done. Others refuse on religious grounds because fetal stem cells were used in development. For those who believe there was not enough testing, is it reasonable to assume they will not take any of the new treatments? The […]

On Nov. 9 the Auburn Planning Board held a public hearing regarding a proposal to expand rural residential strips by 300 feet, from 450 feet to 750 feet, along many Auburn roads. This would add 1,200 acres of strip development land to our so-called rural roads. Although the term “rural” is used, this would involve […]

Waiting to check out at a local auto parts store earlier this month, I heard another customer say that he’d just put together his will, in which he joked there was a clause, that any of his beneficiaries could vote for him in future elections, as long as they didn’t vote for a Democrat. The […]