The time has come for Maine to get the ball rolling as far as climate change. That is why I support the New England Clean Energy Connect. Opponents of this project claim the construction of the corridor will scar Maine’s natural beauty forever. I think climate change is a much bigger threat to this state […]

Americans are obliged to stand, remove their hats, and put their right hands over their hearts when the nation’s flag passes before them in parade and when the National Anthem (the Star Spangled Banner) is played. That signifies that they respect all those who fought and sacrificed for the nation in the many years past. […]

It would have been refreshing if the three GOP candidates from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District had broken with conservative orthodoxy about Social Security (“Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security,” Sun Journal, July 7). Unfortunately, Eric Brakey, Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts have bought into longstanding falsehoods that threaten to undermine this nation’s oldest […]

On July 14, the voters of RSU 16 (Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland) will vote on the proposed school budget. I hope others will join me in voting “yes.” School funding is needed, more now than ever.The safety and education of all of the students must be maintained. The schools have done well these past […]

I find Fox News so repulsively propagandistic that I can’t watch it for more than five minutes. But now Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe reporter, has binge-watched it for 24 hours. Guess what? He saw Fox News hosts demeaning Dr. Fauci’s “expertise” on the coronavirus, hardly surprising given that Trump is the most anti-science president in […]

Unlike many school districts this year, RSU 5 — Durham, Freeport and Pownal — is asking for a large spending increase. The budget calls for $792,000 in more taxes and spending increases beyond that by using one-time funding such as the CARES Act borrowed from future generations. While RSU 5 has expanded its footprint during […]

The RSU 73 budget needs to be reined in. After listening to the zoom call regarding the $20 million budget for RSU 73, I would appeal to all Jay, Livermore Falls and Livermore voters to vote “no.” Since I left the board a year ago, several positions and an administrator have been added and egaming […]

I have two thoughts after reading Monday morning’s historical essay concerning the Know Nothing Party, nativism and prejudice against Maine’s Irish Catholics in the 1850s: • Thank you to Joseph Owen for this especially informative historical article. I read these consistently and have better perspective and knowledge because of them. • I usually cringe at […]

Alright, here’s the skinny. This is not 1918. Today, it is well known what steps to take to prevent the spread of a dangerous virus from growing into a pandemic. It was known before COVID-19 was even discovered. In today’s world, a virus like that needs enablers to go pandemic. Around the world, those enablers […]

When I was far from home at college in California, I went to the only place that I felt was accessible and welcoming to get my birth control changed — a Planned Parenthood health center. Now, in the time of a global pandemic, I find solace knowing that Planned Parenthood’s health centers stand by those […]