The Fourth of July is approaching and with it will come many displays of the red, white and blue. Parades and public fireworks displays may be curtailed by COVID but, in one way or another, we will all take note of this national holiday. We will hear The Star Spangled Banner and can sing along. […]
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.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Martin Keim: Let’s work together for our safety
I want citizens of Auburn and city leaders to please look at the science of wearing a face covering. It’s not a Democrat, Republican or independent issue. It’s science. There is no way you can stay six feet apart in the local box stores or food stores. All we have to do is wear them […]
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Steve Bien: Time to replace Sen. Collins
John Bolton’s memoir confirms the worst of the impeachment charges about President Trump. The president routinely put his reelection strategizing and personal needs over our national security Trump’s behavior was a betrayal, a crass sellout of our national interests for his own ends. In turning her blind eye to his actions, Sen. Susan Collins betrayed […]
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Cal Thomas: DC is already a ‘state’
The Founders specifically prohibited the District from becoming a state, but who listens to them anymore as rioters deface and pull down some of their statues and liberal judges rewrite the Constitution to conform to the spirit of the age?
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Froma Harrop: Some monumentally hard decisions
There’s developed a mindless war against public monuments, and it needs taming.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Richard Bernard: All we want is change
This summer has no festivals, concerts or theaters and voters appear to be angry at all politicians. Our economy is also not going to recover anytime soon, due to COVID-19, and more federal spending funds will not cure the problem. Both the Republican and Democratic parties share the blame in the manner they responded to […]
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Michael Tetreault: What are Lewiston’s priorities?
Really Lewiston? With all the crime in Lewiston the council enacts an ordinance for no smoking in the parks and on Lisbon Street. An ordinance with $50 dollar when we have shootings and stabbings in Tree Street neighborhood. Really? Where are the priorities ? Typical politicians with their heads in the sand. Michael Tetreault, Lewiston
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Ron Jacques: Please, complete the census
As of June 24, 2020, only 53.2% of Maine households had completed the 2020 census, ranking Maine 48th among the 50 states. Only New Mexico at 50.6% and Alaska at 47.5% have a lower percentage. The current national average is 61.7%. There are important reasons for Maine people to complete the 2020 census. Results will […]
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Silver Moore-Leamon: We need more information about police
During these days when the policies and procedures of the nation’s police forces are a focus of the news, I realize I know very little about how our local police operate. I hear about what a difference the mindset of “community policing” makes when it, rather than the “we are on the front line of […]
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Robert Samuelson: The obstacles to economic recovery
We are dealing with unfamiliar economic and epidemiological phenomena. We should not be paralyzed by our ignorance — nor emboldened by our arrogance to do stupid things. It’s a tall order.