Maine CDC director Nirav Shah suggests COVID-19 could already be circulating in Maine. That is easy to believe since, to date, an astonishingly low number of tests have been run, with a handful still pending. Most states in the country now report positive cases, including the rest of New England. The World Health Organization has […]

People with children in their lives know how effectively school environments spread infection. So, it is difficult to understand why — when we are taking common sense measures to postpone large gatherings of people — we don’t include schools. Simply observing how COVID-19 has spread elsewhere around the world and in the United States, it […]

As a professional naval officer, my training has been to figure out where we need to be and then sort out the details of how to get there. Being late was never an option. While we consider and act on the immediate actions we, as a state and individuals, should be taking regarding COVID-19, the […]

Mike Lapointe has it right in his letter, “How about a check for me” (Sun Journal, March 10). Why should taxpayers bail out just students unwilling to reimburse taxpayers, often for foolish, self-centered decisions? For those promoting the bailout idea, it is obviously all about buying votes or getting a freebie. What we need instead […]

On Jan. 30, 2020, I lost a great friend. He was devoted to sports, especially hockey, from the young PAL League and then through high school at St. Dom’s, helping the hockey team become state champions. In elementary school, he was an alter boy, serving the Masses at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Lewiston. […]

As a student of art, I can appreciate the color wheel as a work of art in itself. I think it would be fun to parallel a well-rounded life with color. When we come into the world, we see things from a perspective of the primary colors of yellow, red and blue. As we experience […]

Mainers like myself really want to do our part by recycling but, unfortunately, our towns are facing increasing costs that mean many are scaling down or even closing recycling programs. LD 2104, An Act to Support and Increase the Recycling of Packaging is the best opportunity to stabilize costs to municipalities for recycling by rightly […]

I graduated from college debt-free. Here is how I did it. I worked the graveyard shift. I attended a local state college and went to classes at night. I went to classes all year ’round and graduated in five years. When I was 18, I received letters from the football department at Middlebury College. If […]

If you were like me on March 3, you probably wished we had been able to use ranked choice voting in the Democratic primary. I did not really make up my mind on whom to vote for until I was standing in the voting booth. I liked multiple candidates to different degrees. I had to […]

It is with enormous respect that I endorse Ken Morse to become the House Representative for District 71 — Waterford, West Paris, Sweden and Norway. Maine citizens long for the kind of civility, honesty, intelligence and ability to listen that Morse embodies. We cherish the truth. We recognize when our elected officials have (or don’t […]