LEWISTON — State Rep. Jim Handy (D-Lewiston) is seeking reelection to the Maine House of Representatives for House District 58. He is a Clean Elections candidate. According to a written statement, the last two years saw Handy’s legislation to require insurance coverage for hearing aids enacted into law. “It’s gratifying to know that many Mainers […]
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Tobacco companies are developing potential COVID-19 vaccines
Is Big Tobacco big enough to beat COVID-19? The properties of the tobacco plant have been well known among researchers for decades, earning it the nickname “the lab mouse of the plant world.” Plant-based vaccines can copy viruses, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize them and create an immune response. Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), a subsidiary of British […]
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Five myths about free speech
While many people know that free speech is enshrined in the First Amendment, there’s a lot about it that many still misunderstand.
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Here’s what Facebook ad boycott organizers plan to tell Mark Zuckerberg
A broad coalition of corporations raises the stakes in the civil rights’ leaders years-long push to change Facebook.
Posted inOpinion
In my world, real men wear masks
There are a lot of restaurants and places that say: “No shoes, no shirts, no service.” How about we start with: “No shoes, no mask, no service”?
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Patrick Eisenhart: Everyone, follow the money
I hope every voter in the 2nd District will do some research on the candidates running for the U.S. Congress before they vote. To do that one only has to go to fec.gov to “follow the money” because it lists the amount and name of all donors to a candidate. To my surprise, the site […]
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Bad behavior begets bad results
In this writer’s estimation, some political and media types decided that unity had to be disrupted because it might be the start of America forming common ground and common understanding. If that continued, their whole issue of institutional racism could disintegrate.
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Catherine Ferrell: BLM agenda is anti-Trump
A Jake Tapper, CNN interview of self-proclaimed trained Marxist, Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Cullors on June 19, 2020 was enlightening. Cullors admitted during the interview the Black Lives Matter goal is to get Trump out of office before November. Interestingly enough there was no mention of improving the lives of Black people or anyone […]
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Joan Villani: I have questions, observations
* Why does our government need to have two or more parties? All they do is argue against each other instead of working together to make our country what it could be. It’s breaking families and friends apart. * “Pay for favors” by lobbyists should be forbidden. They approach our elected politicians in Washington offering […]
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Vilene and John Farina: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 1
On July 14, Mainers will have the chance to vote on an important bond issue. Question 1 asks if we are willing to support a $15 million bond that would expand high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved parts of the state. As small business owners, we believe it is critical that all Mainers have […]