People should be warned — many doctors do not take people on MaineCare, since the bills owned them are not being paid as they should. Gov. Paul LePage keeps saying there is no money available to expand the program. Bills are paid as money comes in. Doctors need to pay salaries, etc. I am on […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Collins must safeguard Americans
America is threatened with the loss of pre-existing condition protections in two ways. A Texas lawsuit and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court jeopardize those popular consumer protections. The Affordable Care Act forbids insurance companies from denying or charging more for covering people who have pre-existing conditions. In Texas v. U.S., the […]
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Cloutier an effective advocate
Kristen Cloutier is a friend, colleague and, in my estimation, a skillful, compassionate and smart public servant. She has been City Council president for four years and represents an elected official Lewiston can take great pride in. She does her homework, is a careful steward of residents’ tax dollars and helps negotiate challenging issues with […]
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Concerned about nominee Kavanaugh
I am writing because I am concerned about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. I believe he would stand to dismantle many of the landmark decisions that the court has established in the past. I fear for the rights of women who fought for decades. I also fear for the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and many […]
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Stop CMP's transmission line
The Central Maine Power project for a transmission line the width of the New Jersey Turnpike through Maine’s western hills and mountains is nothing but a boondoggle. It wants to build the line to carry hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts, theoretically to alleviate Massachusetts customers’ electric bills (i.e., to make more money). Vermont and New […]
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Question 1 would help Mainers
The “stop the scam” movement to get people to vote “no” on Question 1 in November is both hyperbolic and misleading. For years, the elderly and disabled citizens in Maine have waited for gridlocked legislators and the inept governor to come up with a mechanism to provide better access to in-home care. They continue to […]
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Unintended victims of war on drugs
The renewed war on drugs, specifically opioid drugs, has created significant negative consequences for an unintended people group — people with chronic illness and chronic pain. Contrary to popular belief, that people group is not responsible for the opioid overdose epidemic, yet they are the ones being targeted by state governments across the country in […]
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Holding Sen. Collins accountable
Ongoing reports coming out of the White House indicate that President Donald Trump is completely off the rails. There can really be no doubt anymore. I implore Sen. Susan Collins to stop rubber-stamping his attempt to undermine the nation’s democracy and reduce or obliterate protections for average Americans. Immediate case in point — Supreme Court […]
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Golden is the best choice
After examining the candidates for the 2nd District U.S. House seat, I have concluded that, by far, Jared Golden is the best choice for the district and the country. As a veteran, I have deep respect for a person like Golden — a combat Marine. His service is a significant positive, and voters need to […]
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Develop safety awareness
As a senior woman, I experienced an incident recently that everyone, in every community, can learn from. Taking my daily exercise routine in Rumford, I was biking along when a clean-cut young man in a pickup truck called out to me from where he was parked. I turned around, went back and asked if he […]