Bruce Bryant is running for state Senate in District 19. I couldn’t be more impressed. In addition to representing issues important to me — our public elementary and secondary schools, women’s reproductive rights, economic development in Maine’s forgotten rural areas — he’s a hard worker. When this campaign is over, he will have knocked on […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Norm Gellatly: Are we becoming a nation of juvenility?
Our revolving presidential and vice-presidential campaigning scene is disturbing. As is evident, the modes of operation are to drag the opposing party’s candidate through the mud, investigating for flaws of any sort, even the most minute. The office seekers’ policies — remember them? — remain buried beneath the mudslinging, preventing us from being informed. Cable […]
Marc Baillargeon: Rep. Libby a ‘rare politician’ that Maine needs
Why vote to reelect Rep. Laurel Libby to the Maine House? We’ve seen unprecedented disruption in our governmental leadership in the last few years, and in the last few weeks. This past spring Maine’s legislative leadership was holding votes at 3 a.m. Some Maine papers and social media are full of comments where Maine people […]
In rebuttal: Celeste Yakawonis: Lowry should be more concerned about Trump than Harris
Rich Lowry’s column published Aug. 8 (“The teleprompter campaign“) focused on Kamala Harris repeating her words — she said “understand” three times, “diplomacy” two times, etc. — and he was quite concerned. I have to ask how he feels about Donald Trump’s story about a helicopter ride with Willie Brown when it fact it was […]
Rudolph Ziehm: Biden can be proud of himself
It’s no secret that an 81-year-old man can, and often does, have issues of cognitive lapse. Joe Biden just engineered a prisoner swap involving a large amount of tact and strong relationships with our allies. Do people really believe Donald Trump could have done it all, much less better? Trump is the oldest man ever […]
Marya Goettsche Spurling: Maine’s primary care funding needs a major boost
Your weekend cover story of the growing problem of a primary care shortage in Maine began to scratch the surface of what we are all facing. Thank you for shining a light on this crisis. I am a family physician who has practiced primary care in Central Maine for eight years, and I am increasingly […]
Cara Courchesne: Rep. Cloutier ‘the right choice to represent us in Augusta’
I’m excited to support Kristen Cloutier’s reelection to represent House District 94. As a small business owner who is also a single mom, I’m grateful for Kristen’s leadership on passing paid family and medical leave. Kristen’s commitment to this program means Mainers like me will have the financial security to manage life’s emergencies. This kind […]
Carole Richards: The answer’s not blowing in the wind
We’ve all seen the tall, floppy balloon figures at car dealerships. They remind me of one of our presidential candidates, bending over to the right to please his rich donors, flipping back up in the air waving his small arms, bowing low to the left to his misguided followers, and back up flopping his tiny […]
Susan Martin: Campbell would back initiatives important to area voters
I am writing in support of Dan Campbell for the Maine House of Representatives, District 90. Three issues were brought forth and supported by Democrats in the last two sessions. The first is full funding for education. That means both Auburn and Minot have to raise less local money for education. The second is increased […]
Kathie Leonard: Auburn’s Merrow Road is deadly, needs repair
Just read the Sun Journal article that the driver of the truck that crashed on Merrow Road last year has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter for driving too fast, resulting in an accident that killed his passenger. (“Florida man to serve 3 years in prison for fatal 2023 Auburn crash,” Aug. 2). What a […]