I know too many people in this community who have been harassed and tormented because of the color of their skin or their religious beliefs.
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.
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Cal Thomas: A personal story
My late daughter became pregnant before marriage and delivered a daughter. That daughter grew up, became a nurse, and now has two children of her own. One of her children was also conceived out of wedlock. He has grown into a handsome and intelligent young man.
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Ruben Navarrette: This Fourth of July, let’s stop criticizing America and count our blessings
Whether they’re storming the U.S. Capitol on the right, or threatening Supreme Court justices over abortion on the left, many Americans seem to be forgetting know how good they have it. They should be ashamed.
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Froma Harrop: The moral blanks at the center of our government
Asked whether the violence on Jan. 6 was justified, Gen. Michael Flynn needed time with his lawyer. He finally squeaked out a request for elaboration. Was this a moral question or a legal question? Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said, “Both.” And so Flynn took the Fifth on both.
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Audrey Murphy: Eric Brakey will defend our freedoms
Eric Brakey cares about our freedoms — even when he’s not an elected official. After Eric Brakey left the Maine Senate four years ago, he continued fighting to protect our rights. When politicians in Augusta tried passing bills to confiscate firearms from Maine people with no notice or basic due process, Eric helped organize thousands […]
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Patricia Bernard: Rabble rousers are seeking total control
It seems a lot of people are continuing to give up local control of issues to the federal government. I don’t care if the issue is abortion, racism or LBGQT, the rabble rousers push for federal control of our lives. We were not set up to be a dictatorship but to be self-governing. We are not […]
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Chad Crosskill: Supreme Court has become a political arm
What did the repeal of Roe v. Wade teach us? Nothing. It merely reaffirmed things that were already obvious. It reaffirmed that the Republican Party cares more about theoretical life inside the womb than it does about real life inside the classroom because, let’s be honest, there is far more money in protecting fetuses than […]
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Jane E. Pentheny: Mary-Beth Taylor for District 89
I have had the pleasure of working with Mary-Beth Taylor on the Poland Selectboard for over a year. I admire her approach to issues. Her mind is open and she listens to all sides of any concern before the board. She is responsive to concerned citizens and goes above and beyond to help when citizens […]