Not until 1998 did Hugo Chavez take control of Venezuela and bring full bore socialism into play, which Nicolas Maduro has continued. By last summer this has produced inflation of over 83,000 percent. Prior to Chavez’s takeover of the government, Venezuela was a two-party democracy. However, the greed and dissension of these parties seriously overlooked […]
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 inLewiston-Auburn
Preliminary Topsham budget includes 5% increase
TOPSHAM — Next year’s municipal budget could rise 5 percent over current spending, according to a draft presented to the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 7 by Town Manager Rich Roedner. With assessments to the town from School Administrative District 75 and Sagadahoc County not yet available, the impact on Topsham taxpayers is still unknown. […]
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Posted inSun Spots, Uncategorized
Quiller wanted, and looking for Canada Mints
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Each May my daughter and I host a Mother-Daughter Tea for our friends and family. In addition to serving tea and treats, we have a number of creative activities planned for our guests. This year we’d like to include quilling, but we don’t have any experience with this type of art. We were hoping there might be an […]
Posted inSun Spots
Class reunions, and the good old days
DEAR SUN SPOTS: During a visit with my mother last week I learned that she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1939. I told her that she should attend her 80th class reunion. She laughed and said it will probably be just her. So I am wondering if there are any members of Lewiston High […]
Posted inSun Spots
Lewiston group in need of volunteers; art show seeking submissions
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Center for Wisdom’s Women is seeking volunteer applicants for Companions. The companion role requires women to have a professional background in social work, teaching, nursing, chaplaincy or other related fields. These companions work with local women with a commitment of a half-day per week. Those interested should contact Executive Director Klara […]
Posted inMatters of record
Births
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Leola-Ray Marie Adams, a girl to Toni Pushard-Hart and Shawn Adams of Sabattus, Oct. 9. Grandparents, Lisa and Walter Hart III, Litchfield, Clyde Adams, Sabattus, Jacquelyn Fossett, Newcastle; great-grandparents, Anthony Pushard, Litchfield, Walter and Lorraine Hart Jr., Gardiner. Colton Roger Bisson, a boy to Kali and Dustin Bisson of Hartford, […]
Posted inOur View
Basic civil rights, even for prisoners
District attorneys representing five Maine counties decided, after becoming aware of allegations of prisoner mistreatment by Prisoner Transport Services, to stop contracting with the for-profit Tennessee-based company. Good. Maine taxpayers must not be party to known civil rights violations, financially or otherwise, particularly when public agencies have long proven prisoners can be securely, safely and […]
Posted inOur View, sj-web
Our View: Humiliation, abuse and profit
Meghan Quinn is a thief. She is also a human being. Quinn, who has more than a decade of petty convictions and trouble controlling her behavior, was charged with forgery in 2011. She stole $1,800 from her mother by writing checks on Mom’s account. Had she abided by the terms of a plea agreement, the […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Do you think your child’s school is secure?
Parents’ anger is misdirected at the Sun Journal. They should be looking at schools for answers. In the past week, the Sun Journal staff has twice been accused of wanting to endanger school children. Specifically, a couple of parents of Sabattus Primary School students are angry that the newspaper sent a reporter to test that […]