Shame on Rep. Laurel Libby. How dare she use the power of her position to publicly bully a trans teenager in our state? Libby is a state representative in the district where we live, and she barely won the last election. Her unkindness and lack of empathy should stop her political career now. In response […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Renee Cote: Golden needs to oppose Trump’s policies
In news reports from around the country, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has been quoted as saying his office has been inundated by calls in recent days about Elon Musk, not President Trump: “My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire.” Golden, like his mentor […]
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Jane Costlow: Trump tramples on liberties protected at Iwo Jima
In Feb. 19’s Sun Journal the cartoon by Dave Grunlund is of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. It’s an image that has become synonymous with the extraordinary sacrifice and determination of American servicemen in World War II, a war we fought with allies to defeat the murderous, imperial ambitions of both Germany […]
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Tina Riley: Mainers deserve bipartisan efficiency
When the Appropriations Committee voted unanimously for the supplemental budget, the Maine Legislature looked like a rare beacon of bipartisan efficiency. Then the guy who didn’t bother to show up for the work session blew it up. Maine’s over-stressed medical system and thousands living in poverty are holding their breath as the Legislature once again […]
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Deborah Mason: Newspapers should be reintegrated into schools
I am a retired high school teacher. I have been a middle school guest teacher since 2020. Over the course of my classroom teaching, the daily newspaper has been a constant in my classroom. I grew up with the newspaper at home and the Weekly Reader in school, and I have subscribed to a seven-day […]
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Virginia Starbird: Trump, Musk are destroying American democracy
What President Trump and Elon Musk are doing to our democracy is a perfect example of what took place in Germany. Where are the Republicans who are allowing this to happen? It is their democracy as well as ours; it is their children and grandchildren as well as ours. They are systematically destroying every aspect […]
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Justin Jackson: Rep. Libby abused her office in sharing student’s photo
I live all the way across the country in Astoria, Oregon. I’m writing because someone shared a post from Rep. Laurel Libby, who had shared a recent photo of a high school student on Facebook. This student is trans. Libby identified a high school student and exposed them to hate online. I came across it […]
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Nancy Gilbert: Mainers should be wary of loss of services
It is extremely important for us to pay attention to what is happening in D.C. Many of the government and quasi-government agencies and departments we depend on have been, or are being, taken apart, or are at risk of being destroyed. Do Mainers want to lose services that we depend on? For example, the Department […]
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Lawrence Everett: Vance is right to criticize European free speech
Vice President JD Vance spoke at the 61st Munich Germany Security Conference on Feb. 14. He criticized European leaders for a retreat from fundamental democratic values, particularly free speech. Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, pushed back against Vance’s criticisms, defending European democracy and stating that it was “unacceptable” to compare conditions in Europe with those […]
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Nancy Bouffard: ‘We have a moment now’
We have a moment now to slow down, unplug and feel what’s going on. There is also a bet that we won’t do this — that we will give up our big opportunity. So I’d like to ask readers these questions: What’s most important to you? What do you love? What does your perfect community […]