Maine has now witnessed the true horror of mass gun violence.
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 inOp-Eds, Opinion
Elliott Epstein: Rearview Mirror: Jared Golden risking his political future in calling for assault gun ban
The easiest and least risky way for him to have handled the tragedy would’ve been to resort to anodyne words about “thoughts and prayers” for victims and their families, praise for first responders, and suggestions of increased mental health funding to help prevent future occurrences. Instead, he headed for the most dangerous spot on the political battlefield.
advertisement
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Matthew Perry and the cult of celebrity
The national debt, the next presidential election, tax-and-spend policy, the open border, the loss of faith and so many other things are being ignored or de-prioritized by large numbers of us in favor of who’s dating who in Hollywood.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Robert Clark: Our candle vigil
What pain is there when too much has been ground Into the heart as if a dagger speared Would cause to suffer wild screaming sounds ‘Til eyes are left to grieve alone in tears? What prayer verse could have been keeping guard Where people work and prosper next to each Among their kin and friends […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Stephen E. Holmes: Politicians aren’t the ones treating the wounded
I was a microbiology grad student. We lived in a large, busy Spartan Village in married student housing, fall 1973. Gravid wife, concerned like many of the wives about A long train obstructing transport to Sparrow Hospital, Railroad tracks next to Spartan Village, if she Goes into labor. She does deliver without incident. Three weeks […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Sam Southworth: When the sky cries in Maine. A promise to the dead
Set tragedy aside and let this trouble be — The stout hearts and true souls of antiquity Are with us to this day if we care to look At more than just the sorrow in the worldly book. Atrocity is common, and kindness must be sought, Although it is much quieter and history is fraught; […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Daniel Buck Soules: Call this what it is. A societal problem
Our hearts and prayers go out to families who lost a loved one in this tragedy, and also to those who have been hurt because of this tragedy. We also pray for anyone who has been affected by the anger of this one man. There have been thousands of lives affected, mentally, physically and emotionally […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Julia Groom: Strength comes from having courage
Like many of you, over two days, I watched the news in horror. My heart broke for the families of the victims. The mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and siblings trying to come to terms with a reality ever-altered. This was a brutal, evil and senseless crime. My thoughts were also with the Card family. I, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Finding the truth will take time
Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry may have been the most forthcoming official so far. On Wednesday, he said in the Sun Journal, “We should never be afraid to challenge ourselves. Can we do better? Was there anything we missed?” He added, “We need to answer those questions.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lucy Barnhart: Shocked mass shootings have arrived in Maine
I am sending love and prayers to everyone. We are all shocked mass shootings have arrived in Maine. While police were still searching for the shooter our local members of Congress had a press conference. Rep. Jared Golden rolled back his stance on assault weapons, while Sen. Collins did not. She noted, “What makes this […]