I want to thank the gentlemen with trucks who stopped to help after my car spun out of control on the Intervale Road last week at about noon. I did not catch their names and once I got my car out of the snowbank I headed straight home. We were at a blind spot on […]

Law enforcement officers — their job is in the name. So why are there so many expired inspection stickers on the road? They are very easy to spot and yet, there they are. On many occasions, I have witnessed multiple vehicles drive past a police officer, and not just in any certain town, yet no […]

I think that viruses are so tiny and light that they could be thought of as similar to dust (even lighter). That given, I suggest that people ought to be pictured as “Schroeders.” You might recall the little guy in Peanuts trailing a blanket with a dust cloud about him? That’s all of us. And […]

People must reject the candidacy of Joe Biden in coming weeks and ensure that Bernie Sanders wins the needed delegates to be elected. Biden is not up to the task of beating Trump, let alone leading the world through this kind of crisis. We need our public officials to make this clear. Those who have […]

I am currently reading a small but important book: “On Tyranny,” by Timothy Snyder, 2017. It is in the Norway Memorial Library and, hopefully, in other libraries as well. The book is concise, at 126 pages. In light of the political situations we find ourselves in, it is well worth reading. The subtitle is “Twenty […]

With apologies to the three monkeys — Donald Trump sees no truth, hears no truth and speaks no truth. He sees no truth when he doesn’t read his daily briefing reports. He hears no truth because no one dares to tell him anything that might upset him. With more than 16,000 misrepresentations and outright lies […]

Coronavirus, bear markets, election meddling, opioid crisis, climate change, the national debt … thank you, Anthony Seddon and Calvin Dundore, for showing us what truly matters. And thank you, Andree Kehn, for capturing the moment (Sun Journal sports, front page, March 12). David Chittim, Lewiston

I am heartened when friends and neighbors participate in selecting elected officials. The act of nominating, supporting and voting for representatives at all levels of government is both a responsibility and benefit of citizenship. People seeking office should possess character and intelligence. Experience and policy positions count, however, the ability to weigh evidence, inquire, discuss […]

In the Sun Journal edition of Monday, March 9, “Dear Abby” advice columnist Jeanne Phillips responded to “Holding my nose in New Hampshire” by advising a woman who was inquiring as to how she might “… delicately encourage … [her] … European boyfriend to wear deodorant …” to explain to “Jacques” the standards of personal […]

We do have a choice. I believe the strong underlying convictions in the current political climate can be summed up as “change,” “business as usual,” or “God help us.” “Change” and having a better life seems to me the right choice. We need to be brave to break the cycle of complacency and change isn’t […]