Recently, while getting groceries at a local market, I noticed that most of the employees were either not wearing masks or were wearing them improperly (below their noses). Seeing that one of the checkout personnel was actually wearing hers correctly, I took that lane. Trying to find a diplomatic way to comment on the situation, […]

Elderly isolation from family and friends due to COVID-19 restrictions has made internet access more important than ever before for senior citizens. Access allows the elderly to stay in touch via Facetime, emails and social media channels. Everyone in Maine should have access to broadband and I encourage people to get out and vote “yes” […]

Mail-in absentee ballots for the July 14 Democratic primary are available now. Sara Gideon is neck and neck in the polls with Susan Collins. Gideon is our best chance to replace Collins. I stood in front of Collins’ office asking her to support making insurance companies not discriminate against people who have pre-existing health conditions. […]

Why won’t people take a minute to stop and really look at the supposedly racist issue between police and people of color? Has anyone stopped to think about the issue while standing in a policeman’s shoes? Has anyone bothered to look at how many police officers have died in the line of duty? Go to […]

As society struggles to find common ground during these very difficult days, it was disheartening to read the hateful remarks made by Republican candidates for Congress during their recent “debate” (Sun Journal, June 17). The headline said that the candidates were getting “tough” on immigration. Dale Crafts said, “It’s a disaster” that “people come to […]

The citizens of Maine Senate District 22 have a wonderful opportunity this year. They can elect Martha Poliquin to represent them in the Maine Senate. Poliquin is a thoughtful and skillful leader who knows the value of listening. She has the ability to work with people with diverse viewpoints to find workable solutions to difficult […]

Sara Gideon, unlike the current senator of Maine (Susan Collins), cares about Mainers and the issues confronting this state. She emphasizes working with both Democrats and Republicans. As Abraham Lincoln stated, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” I have viewed the claims of the Republican National Committee accusing Gideon of all kinds of absurd […]

I knew that Richard Nixon employed a “Southern strategy” to get votes, but until reading a recent Washington Post article by a retired Army general, I had no idea how depraved and immoral it was. When Nixon went to speak at West Point in 1971, he was distressed to find that there was no Confederate […]

In her letter to the editor (June 13), Jacqueline Smith stated that 172 white people and 88 black people have been killed by police this year. Because of that, she claimed there is no racism. In the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 72.2% of the U.S. population is white and 12.7% is […]

Lewiston’s city and school leaders are working hard to maintain quality local services during the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts come with a cost, though: 12 municipal positions, including police officers, a fire inspector and public works employees, are staying vacant. The city is counting on federal coronavirus funding and budget cuts to avoid up to […]