When Adrienne Bennett ran to represent Maine’s second congressional district, she stood proudly with the people in staunch opposition to the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor. Unfortunately, she has changed her position on the project in order to take a job with NECEC as a spokesperson. Her Sept. 9 letter about Question 1 (“Power […]

We stand in solidarity with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization) in calling for Leroy Walker to resign as a council representative of Auburn. As lifelong citizens of Auburn, we agree with City Councilor Tim Macleod, that “Racism has no place in Auburn or any community.” It is our […]

I watched in horror as Councilor Leroy Walker’s story went from 0 to 100 in a heartbeat. The sensationalizing news report was way out of proportion, was taken totally out of context and did not reflect his honest intentions. Leroy worked as councilor under Mayor John Jenkins. They were good friends. It was not his […]

It is amazing that Androscoggin officials are giving employees at the county building a $5,000 bonus from federal monies for doing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic (“Budget Committee wants say in how Androscoggin County spends federal relief money,” Sept. 9). The monies could have been used to help curb the increase that every town […]

A Sept. 2 letter by Serge Abergel, an employee of Hydro-Quebec, made false claims about the government-owned company’s historical and continued mistreatment of First Nations tribes in Canada. As a member of the Anishnabeg tribe, which is one of three tribes which has had our land and resources stolen from us, I feel compelled to […]

I’m a 60-year citizen of Auburn disgusted with the conduct of Auburn Councilor Leroy Walker, based on the disturbing headline and story published in the Sun Journal Sept. 9 (“Racist comments from Auburn city councilor tarnish agreement to name footbridge after John Jenkins“). Let me begin by stating that Walker represents the community at large, […]

Recently a CNN news anchor and a late-night talk host went on a tirade against the unvaccinated, suggesting hospitals treat only COVID-vaccinated individuals and refuse to treat unvaccinated. About one third of Americans have chosen not to get the jab; that’s over 100 million people. This public condemnation of a whole segment of society is […]

I clearly remember President Biden’s words when Democrats chose him to run against Trump. He vowed to be a president for all people, and work with his Republican friends so that both parties could bring America back to normalcy. Every new president merits enough time when moving to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. It’s a very serious […]

The vaccine mandate from Gov. Janet Mills has upset some health care workers, and I’ll offer my two cents as well. While I am neither for nor against the mandate, I chose to have my vaccine done in May to protect myself and others. I’m no expert on COVID or the vaccine, but some of […]

I am grateful for our military and the safety provided for our nation in this troubled world. Recent events lead me to question the ability of the Pentagon. For two decades generals reported progress in the building of a national government and arm in Afghanistan. All those efforts were destroyed by the Taliban in a […]