Regarding the Jan. 5 article “Maine is one of the least religious states in the country,” I once met a woman who decades ago was searching for a church to join after arriving in Maine with her husband. The church this couple decided upon was a very small one, fading quietly into oblivion. This, they decided, […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Paper doubled down on Platner bias | Letter
Way to compound your transgressions! In a recent letter to the editor, a reader reasonably called out the paper for excessive, slanted coverage favoring Graham Platner and a lack of attention to other Senate candidates like Gov. Janet Mills. And, the editors undermine the message by running the letter under a large photo of (only) […]
Paper needs to probe Maine’s welfare fraud | Letter
The recent exposure of the corruption in Minnesota by immigrants from Somalia has shown how a feckless media, in league with corrupt politicians, can result in the bilking of billions of taxpayer dollars. In Maine, a similar situation exists. It is important to our country for the media to shed their political bias and exert […]
Misuse of taxpayer funds should prompt Maine leaders to demand accountability | Letter
Fraud, corruption and political favoritism. This doesn’t sound like the Lewiston I grew up in. First comes the misuse of $1.9 million awarded to 29 nonprofit organizations that was supposed to support community recovery needs in the area after the horrific mass shooting over two years ago. Much of that money is still unaccounted for. […]
We must stand up to American tyranny | Letter
In 1776, taxation without representation was called tyranny. In 20th century Germany, the detention, incarceration and murder of Jews was called tyranny. In 21st century America, tyranny is the kidnapping of immigrants off the streets by armed unidentified masked agents and their incarceration in ICE prisons. This is done without the due process of law, […]
The danger of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ | Letter
I don’t think we should so much be focusing on how evil Nicolás Maduro is/was as much as we should be looking at the precedent President Trump’s action in Venezuela sets. Given the administration’s reasoning, what is now to stop China from invading Taiwan? Taiwan is a heck of a lot closer to China than […]
Venezuela operation shows a president out of control | Letter
This lawlessness must be stopped.
Welcome reading on the good our armed forces do | Letter
Robert Klose’s Jan. 2 op-ed, “I was there for one of the Navy’s finest hours. Today, I despair,” was welcome reading. Please continue to publish pieces showing that our armed forces have done, and will continue to do, wonderful humanitarian work, and not be tarred by the Hegseth brush. Chalmers HardenberghFreeport
Criticism of Gov. Mills’ education record was unfair | Letter
The governor has done a lot for Maine’s schools.
The Nobel Peace Prize recognizes something Trump does not have | Letter
As a Norwegian American, I felt compelled to write to the Nobel Peace Prize committee last year after President Trump begged for the prize because of all the wars he said he had ended. He didn’t know that the Norwegian public detests begging and boasting because of a principal called janteloven, which our ancestors unwittingly […]