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.
Cal Thomas: The exception that is Costa Rica
Many of those fleeing Central American countries claim to feel threatened by gangs and crime. Costa Rica has had a lower crime rate than others in the region, but that may be about to change.
Froma Harrop: Change is coming to health care. Vote wisely
It’s a solid bet that our health care future won’t look quite like the present. Whether the outcome would be good or bad for the average working stiff will depend a great deal on who is president after the 2020 election. If Donald Trump is reelected, we know where health coverage for millions of Americans […]
Freeport comic book shop offering home deliveries in Lewiston
FREEPORT — Sean Goodrich was collecting comic books in his basement and selling them on eBay when he first dreamed of having his own retail store. That dream is finally becoming a reality. Goodrich and his business partner, Ashley Cotter-Cairns, are set to open Freeport’s first comic book shop, DotCom Comics, on May 4. “We are so excited […]
This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on liquor license and special amusement permit, Buck-It Grill & Pub, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center […]
In praise of dead armadillos
“There’s nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.” Even if you’re not aware of the pith of Jim Hightower, you’ll recognize that the above quote didn’t come from around here. I’ll bet that most readers of the Sun Journal have not seen an armadillo, dead or alive, in […]
Democrats achieve clean sweep in 2020. Huh?
All right, for the sake of argument, let us imagine a clean sweep by the Democrats in 2020 — White House, Senate and House. In the Bible (Ephesians 6:11-12), we are advised that, when entering battle, one should “know thy enemy.” So, as conservatives, it behooves us to fully examine the liberal/progressive plans for our […]
Orphaned moose not so little anymore
GRAY — Nearly a year after arriving at the Maine Wildlife Park and becoming an instant “sensation,” Maggie the moose is doing well and growing steadily. She arrived at the 40-acre park last June when she was 3 weeks old and weighed about 25 pounds. Now, Park Superintendent Curt Johnson estimates she weighs about 400 […]
Firefighters haven’t identified who died in Sabattus house fire
State officials are investigating the fatal blaze.
Setting up a question for failure
Big mistake. Big, big mistake. The Edward Little High School Building Committee’s consensus decision on Tuesday to put the entire school construction project — including the local option to enlarge the auditorium — into a single question is a gesture of unnecessary force. And, given Maine’s history of splitting questions on school construction projects, uncommon […]