Are 135,000 coronavirus deaths enough? Are 3.5 million coronavirus cases enough? I’m baffled by Sen. Susan Collins’ lack of action. Why isn’t she demanding more from the federal government? Why isn’t she calling on the president to wear a mask, expand supplies of PPEs, take the warnings of health experts seriously? The virus is not […]

This is in response to Robert Limoges’ letter (July 15), “Non-maskers a threat to life, liberty.” His statement “In the Bill of Rights, the very first ‘right’ is ‘life’ followed by ‘liberty and the pursuit of happiness’” was incorrect. The statement to which Limoges referred comes from the Declaration of Independence — a document sent […]

Although November may seem like a long way off, soon voters will be choosing the people who will represent them in the Maine Legislature. Gina Melaragno has done an excellent job of representing voters in Auburn’s District 62 and is running for reelection. She grew up in Auburn and understands the issues the city faces. […]

In a recent column (July 12),  Marc Thiessen trotted out this quote from President Trump’s July 4 speech at Mount Rushmore as a proof of the chief executive’s God-centeredness:  “Every child, of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God.” It’s a statement laughably falsified by Trump’s passion […]

It is time that the world, including Lewiston, realizes that there are recording eyeglasses (that can be purchased at reasonable prices) that can be utilized easily by police officers to supplement body cams and by citizens to record events, such as their arrest and possible abuse by police. If the police utilized the eye-cams they […]

I have never been more concerned about the direction in which this nation is going. It has reached the point where people are being silenced, shamed and even fired for having a differing point of view. There are those pushing to defund law enforcement while, at the same time, empowering the thought and speech police; […]

I write in response to the Sun Journal article about Garcelon Bog in Lewiston (July 12). Even though my wife and I have lived on Fairlawn Avenue in Lewiston for the past 52 years, we never knew of the availability of trails or took the chance to explore Garcelon Bog. I thank the writer and […]

I am horrified and frightened that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago will be offering citizen classes in detaining immigrants. “The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago Citizens Academy is a six-week program modeled after similar trainings held by other law enforcement agencies … to start in September,” reports National Public Radio on […]

My wife and I just returned from two nice days in North Conway, New Hampshire. First time since the pandemic began that we have done anything much besides take-out for food. We were very pleasantly surprised by people’s adherence to the mask guidelines at the hotel, restaurants and stores. There were guests there from all […]

In the Declaration of Independence, the very first “right” is “life,” followed by “liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” There is a reason for that order. When people don’t wear a mask in a public place, they are threatening my life and those of others while holding “liberty” (freedom) at a higher level. Actually, it […]