I have lived over half of my life in Maine and I am lucky. I have always been employed and had health insurance through my employers. I have never had to worry about paying for health care my family needs. We have never experienced food insecurity or had to choose what bills to pay to […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Let’s cut Platner some slack | Letter
The Democratic Senate candidate has taken responsibility for his past mistakes. That’s the kind of person we should want to send to Washington.
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Creating AI sources for expert insight? | Letter
In the brave new world of AI, we can communicate with the dead vocally or through an AI-based avatar image, usually programmed through interviews with the soon-to-be deceased. After death, they interact as they would normally in conversation — usually with surviving relatives who want their relationship to carry on. Sometimes the experiences can be […]
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A proposed solution for SNAP crisis in Maine | Letter
Should the federal shutdown continue and interfere with SNAP benefits for Mainers who need help feeding their families, I have a suggestion for our leaders in Augusta: Use the rainy day fund to feed Maine families. The federal government spends roughly $84 million per month on SNAP benefits for Maine people. At the end of […]
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Where the loss of SNAP benefits leaves us | Letter
It was only a bus ride. As teachers, we traveled Africa in the local buses. A man from Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign shared that he spent his days looking for milk to buy for his children. “You will not have time to protest a dictator if your children are hungry.” Hmm. SNAP is gone. […]
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Message from Peaks Island: Ignore the noise and build community | Letter
These times are overwhelming politically. I am writing to encourage any and all to not buy into the noise. Do what you can, locally. Maybe it’s reaching out to a neighbor in some way to help build your community. Here on Peaks Island, we are baking cookies and selling homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches at […]
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Heartened by Sunday story from Sabattus Pond | Letter
I was so moved by the Sun Journal’s story about Lucille Laliberte at Sabbatus Pond. I am a homeless veteran and enjoy reading your paper in the Bates College Library. The report made me more proud to be a veteran like her. I wish I knew of a GoFundMe page for this lady, or a […]
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I like Maine just fine, thank you | Letter
Duane Dumont’s Oct. 15 op-ed asked whether I was satisfied with Maine’s state government. At the end of his rant against Maine Democrats and their policies for using our tax dollars, he states, “You may not like President Trump; I don’t. But I do like the results he is pursuing: lower taxes and a nation […]
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East Wing destruction is all about ego | Letter
The destruction of the East Wing is the last straw. Donald Trump and his donor friends should be charged with conspiracy to destroy government property. He should go to jail and his friends should pay for the reconstruction of the building. Politics have nothing to do with this act: it is pure ego. Constance BloomfieldPortland
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Op-ed comparing Maine and Florida needed a disclaimer | Letter
I just finished reading the op-ed that you decided to run in the Oct. 15 paper (“Are you satisfied with Maine’s state government?“). The third paragraph, referring to school rankings, made me stop reading and do some research. The writer referred to KIDS COUNT Data Book rankings, placing Maine last for education and Florida in the […]