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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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Stan Tetenman: Decisions on birth belong to parents, doctors
Many people who have written about LD 1619 have expressed their personal and religious views on the issue of abortion. They believe their views should take precedent over that of the pregnant woman, her physician, the father and other religions. They seem to believe their views should be forced on all of society even if […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
George Fogg: The EPA is a monolith that is not serving ‘the people’
Why can’t Maine farmers sue the Environmental Protection Agency for its lack of action regarding PFAS? (“A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals,” June 11) We read all too often of farmers being wiped out because of their land, water, animals and even themselves being poisoned by a chemical that is supposedly overseen […]
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Cal Thomas: The Trump indictment
Trump has brought many of his legal troubles on himself by his attitude and behavior. Still, his supporters and even some of his Democratic detractors, realize prosecuting a former president could bring serious consequences to the country and future presidents.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, June 14
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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Who deserves welfare? That’s the wrong question.
Defining worthiness is not a goal that the government can achieve. It can’t reach into households and pluck out those whom it likes best, and it leaves us all worse off when it tries.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Elliott Epstein: Rearview Mirror: Do we want to throw out the Bible with the bathwater?
You won’t find any mention of gay pride, gender identity, critical race theory or other “woke” topics in the Bible, at least not under those exact labels. But you’ll find plenty in there that could upset a young child.
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PublishedJune 5, 2023
Corporate America scrambles as Pride Month collides with boycotts
Kohl’s is the latest company to face calls for a boycott over its Pride-themed collection, with online comments particularly focused on an infant onesie with a design that features the Progress Pride Flag.
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PublishedJune 5, 2023
Washington worried about Sackler drug tactics years before opioids
The Sackler family is immune from being sued by anyone else whose life was devastated by the drugs they got filthy rich from. But they aren’t immune from the continued public scorn that we could — and should — offer them.
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PublishedJune 5, 2023
AI robots can’t clean our plastic-plagued oceans alone
Seemingly overnight, we’ve ended up coexisting with artificial intelligence. It’s making spoof photos of the pope, scaring the stock market with fake explosions and helping us with our emotional issues. But some are wondering whether there are better uses for the technology: Though intended to be funny, that tweet raises an interesting question: Could AI […]
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Oxford County Criminal Court
Zachary L. Lerette, 22, New Gloucester, unlawful use of migratory game birds-hunt on Oct. 22, 2022, found guilty, fined $100. Austin J. Laliberty, 21, Gray, unlawful use of migratory game-birds-hunt on Oct. 22, 2022, found guilty, fined $100. Zachary T. Diaz, 40, Rumford, violating condition of release on Dec. 30, 2022, found guilty, sentenced to […]
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