In these divisive times, functional collaboration among elected officials is more important than ever. As chairperson of the Lewiston School Committee, I have experienced firsthand how a lack of collaboration and communication between the mayor, City Council, and School Committee can negatively impact our functioning on the school side. This is often apparent during budget […]
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
Elizabeth Eames: Lewiston must reelect Mayor Carl Sheline
After the recent electoral sweep, Lewiston can anticipate the return of our City Council to a modicum of sanity. As Ward 3 School Committee representative, however, I do worry that such ugliness might migrate to the schools. After all, it has done so in other localities, near and far. Nominating the City Council representative to […]
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Joseph Philippon: Time matters, and is often the difference between life and death
While we hope and pray that such a tragedy never happens again in our community, I believe it imperative that we do all we can to prevent or minimize in the future.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Who took ‘service’ out of the ‘service economy?’
One reason stores put a worker at the self-checkout aisle is to stop thievery. The thievery that doesn’t get stopped raises losses and prices the rest of us pay to cover the loss to thieves.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Larry Gilbert Sr.: Our hearts go out to all of the families
It was Oct. 25 the day I left Lewiston to fly to Florida. On the second leg of my flight from Baltimore to Orlando, I was watching CNN News on the plane when the announcement came that there was a mass shooter in Lewiston with 16 dead and another 50 to 60 wounded. (Early media […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Aaron Morrison: We need data-driven approach to PFAS reporting
As the owner of Morrison Plumbing & Heating in Turner, I’m writing on behalf of other businesses and our growing employee base to express concern over Maine’s strict PFAS reporting law. While we understand the urgency of addressing harmful PFAS in the environment, Maine’s current definition of PFAS is overly broad and makes compliance unrealistic […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
The horrors of Oct. 25 are very much alive for witness to Lewiston mass shooting
Larry, along with his son, Jeff, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren had each been present at scenes of the shootings that Wednesday. Larry and Jeff had been at Schemengees Bar & Grille and his daughter-in-law and two grandchildren had been at Just-in-Time Recreation.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Steve Austin: Maine must repeal CON for mental health care
Let’s say you want to open a pizza shop. You find the perfect location and apply for the license. Much to your surprise, the state approval process allows your competitors to weigh in on if another pizza shop is necessary. This is a free-market society, the market should decide when there are too many pizza […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Raymond Tardif: We don’t allow people to own bombs. Why guns?
Bombs don’t kill. People do. Doesn’t sound quite right, does it? If the type of weapon used to kill is inconsequential, why not permit average citizens to make bombs at home? The obvious answer: Bombs have the capacity to kill many people in seconds. Accordingly, the safety of the general public outweighs whatever gratification someone […]