Question 1 on Maine’s July 14 ballot will ask voters for their support of broadband expansion in rural Maine. Although most sectors of the economy have not done well during this crisis, there is one that has. Digital is the big winner. Expanding the digital transformation is essential to making sure that people and communities […]

I write in response to Jacqueline Smith’s letter (June 13). Smith wrote that we must “stop blaming racism” and “put blame on individuals” who “break the laws.” She cited statistics to show that twice as many white people (172) as black people (88) have been killed by police so far this year, and wrote that, […]

Jacqueline Smith’s letter (June 13) questions the existence of racism in policing, given that white people are also killed by the police. Police violence is a problem that everyone should be concerned about, but it is one that affects black Americans disproportionately. Using the numbers that Smith herself provided, we can see that police have […]

Maine is a small state and people value the close relationships they have with the men and women they elect to office. Martha Poliquin, the Democratic candidate for Maine Senate District 22, has shown deep concern for the families and children of her community. Having served on the Lisbon School Committee and worked with Literacy […]

As the director of the Maine Small Business Coalition, which represents more than 4,000 small businesses across this state, I speak with business owners every day. Many of them have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis has forced some of them to close permanently. It’s hard enough to figure out when […]

More than 150 years ago, more than one million Americans were either wounded or killed in order to free our brothers and sisters of color. The most important result of the Civil War was the legacy of hate that it left on both sides. Fast forward 150 years and that same legacy of hate exists […]

Letter writer Robert Casimiro promotes a common myth — that climate science is unproven (Sun Journal, June 12). To counter this misinformation, I encourage reading “The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism.” It’s available online and provides an excellent summary of the lines of evidence that have led 200 science academies throughout the world, including […]

A little clarification is warranted on the union negotiations between IAM S-6 and BIW/General Dynamics. As employees of BIW, we build some of the most sophisticated warships on the water. We do this by forming, bending, drilling, cutting, welding and so forth on thousands of tons of steel for one ship. And for these efforts, […]

If anyone thinks Sen. Collins is going to have their backs now, they are wrong. I couldn’t believe it when I heard how much money she sold the public out for. Congress has taken away everything — jobs, now unemployment checks, and now possibly a second stimulus check. Compare two stimulus checks to one paycheck […]

Many states are still spiking with COVID-19 cases. That news has me thinking about the upcoming elections, both the primary election in July and, especially, the general election in November. Any plan of holding in-person elections raises the prospect of more exposure for the poll workers, wardens, town clerks and every citizen who walks in […]