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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Poland teacher to apply in-depth Holocaust history training
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jamie Karaffa, of Gray, a teacher at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland, is bringing back lessons designed to engage and promote students’ understanding of Holocaust history from the nation’s leading Holocaust education conference this summer, held virtually by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “While I was bummed to not […]
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Community briefs for September 12
Shelter to offer rabies clinic, microchipping in Jay JAY — The Franklin County Animal Shelter will host a Drive-Up Rabies Clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Jay Hannaford parking lot. Pet owners will form a line of cars and the veterinarian will go to the cars to administer the rabies […]
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Tobie Akerley Gordon: Give young people more options
My two children had the privilege of attending Oxford Hills Technical School as part of their high school education. My son came out with three years of experience in the field he went on to get a degree in, and my daughter came out with her CNA certification, a great start toward her dream of […]
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Don Fogg: Reflecting the realities here
The team at the Sun Journal is doing such a great job of providing the news in a balanced and reasonable manner. The paper reflects our realities here and shows us that we are lucky to live in such a wonderful place. You help us remember that we have good neighbors. Thank you. Don Fogg, […]
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Jamie Beaulieu: Put stock in fact, not opinion
Like many Americans, I served an attempt that was meant to prevent terrorists from carrying out attacks on the United States. While I’d like to say that attempt was robust, I must admit that the command and intelligence personnel I encountered while with the Marine Corps Detachment of the Naval War College in 1998 openly […]
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Rich Lowry: Trump’s ‘play it down’ debacle
The latest hammer of a book to fall on President Donald Trump is Bob Woodward’s soon-to-be-released “Rage,” and it’s his own words that are the issue. According to the book, the president told the veteran Washington Post journalist in March that he publicly minimized the danger of the coronavirus: “I wanted to always play it […]
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Kris Pitts: Youth, young adults at risk
This is in response to the Sun Journal article, “Housing advocates laud eviction ban, but say rental assistance is needed” (Sept. 4). I applaud the writer for highlighting the need for work beyond the federal eviction moratorium issued by the CDC, but I want to highlight something not addressed: Increased pressure on unaccompanied youth and […]
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Sylvia Ingerson: Jared Golden gets my support
Jared Golden has the values, courage and ability to meet challenges that Mainers want. He’s demonstrated his ability by stepping up to the plate to address some very controversial issues. When past members of Congress had little success with election reform, he was not afraid to co-sponsor comprehensive election reform and anti-corruption legislation. He supported […]
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Trump’s many lies no longer shock us
We weren’t going to normalize this. Remember that? Remember the way many of us solemnly vowed we would always maintain the ability to be outraged, hold on to our capacity for shock? Well, after almost four years that have passed like geologic time, that declaration feels like an artifact from another era, a Polaroid from […]
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2020
Anne Smith: Join me in voting for Jan Collins
I am endorsing my friend, Jan Collins, for the Maine Senate. One of the first times I met her was when she gave a wonderful pond wildlife class at our farm. She loves Maine’s natural heritage and will do everything she can to protect it. She is also a small business owner, farming blueberries, and […]
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