I write this letter as a registered independent and using just plain common sense, owing no allegiance to any one party. Our elected president ran on a campaign promise that he would “drain the swamp” of corruption in our government. He has an obligation and the right to investigate those individuals in the “swamp.” But […]

A Nov. 14 Washington Post article updated the false or misleading claims made by President Donald Trump since inauguration, with 13,435 “exaggerated numbers, unwarranted boasts and outright falsehoods” in 993 days. Updated another 50 days, at a rate of 13.5 lies a day, Trump has now likely lied over 14,000 times to the American people. […]

This Thanksgiving Day it happened again. Yet another familiar face showed up for our weekly ministry at the Androscoggin County Jail. Though it was good to see this person again, it was not the place we would have preferred to meet and catch up. In the past five years, in my work as part of […]

It is my hope Sen. Susan Collins will request a roll call vote — if the House impeaches the president — for the Senate to vote on the removal of President Donald Trump in order for her to reveal exactly where she stands on the matter. She is not inclined to hold town meetings and […]

It’s a fine line between an oligarchy and a dictatorship. An oligarchy is a system in which all the power of a nation is entrusted to a few. In stark contrast, a dictatorship is a system in which all the power of a nation is entrusted to but one person. Speaking for myself, I would […]

I am a bully. I tell false and misleading statements. I am xenophobic. I speak like a person without much education. I am a narcissist. I surround myself with “yes” men. I have declared bankruptcy not once but twice. I have had many people who were once my “yes” men go to prison. I call […]

Obstructing justice and asking a foreign power to investigate a political rival are high crimes in respect to impeachable offenses. Defying House subpoenas in an impeachment hearing is abuse of power. A president asking a foreign power to investigate a political rival is use of the office for personal gain. These actions are clearly a […]

In response to the Pine Tree Watch article, “Advocates investigate program charged with defense of defendants” (Sun Journal, Nov. 30), I am a private attorney who, for a portion of my cases, represents clients under independent contract (court appointment). Among other items of note, the article points out that during initial appearances and arraignments there […]

On Nov. 21, the Sun Journal published an article about the ongoing fight between Local S6 and Bath Iron Works over BIW’s attempts to use subcontractors, and I’d like to offer a few comments about it. As a BIW employee, I question Colter Leeman’s quote of “about 60 percent of the workers build the ships […]

In response to Kristen Cloutier’s opinion (column, Nov. 10) on eliminating lead paint, I say we’re not doing nearly enough and what we are doing is costing this city’s taxpayers far more than it should for such mediocre results. Read through any of the past or present abatement grants and you’ll realize that a significant […]