I am an American, I am free to speak my piece, and I don’t care what the rest of Maine thinks. But when President Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton say that someone carrying a handgun or an AR-15 assault rifle for protection in this country is unnecessary — that is crazy. How many red […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Won’t be a part of it
I have tried for a long time to articulate my disgust with the ignorant megalomaniac Donald Trump, running for president under the Republican banner, without resorting to irrational ranting, but I have been unable to do it. Then Douglas Hodgkin came along and did it for me and I thank him for his cool, measured […]
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Auburn voted for higher taxes
Congratulations to Auburn residents. They couldn’t even gather 600 citizens to vote “No, I don’t want to raise my taxes.” Apparently the people of Auburn are now happy to vote themselves higher taxes. It defies logic at every level. How did past generations get infinitely better educations at a fraction of the cost? $23,094,759 divided […]
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Recognizing Auburn’s needs
I congratulate the Auburn City Council for having a substantive city budget discussion about spending priorities and how to fund them. Rather than hiding behind an arbitrary Consumer Price Index cap and forcing the city manager to keep spending below that number, the councilors recognized Auburn needs more and had a thoughtful, careful discussion about […]
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Important program faces elimination
The Senate Labor-HHS measure that recently passed out of the Appropriations Committee would zero out the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Eliminating SHIP would leave stranded millions of people who need support comparing coverage options, appealing denials, applying for financial assistance and navigating increasingly complex Medicare benefits, with nowhere to turn. Maine has one of […]
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In rebuttal: We need more businesses like Poland Spring
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan community is lucky to have corporate partners like Poland Spring. In fact, Maine needs more businesses like Poland Spring that want to grow and invest in our economy and contribute to local charities and schools. Poland Spring has invested more than $430 million into the economy of the state of Maine, spends […]
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Creating a humane world for animals
In response to Will Coggin’s letter (June 18, “HSUS should have spoken up”) regarding the recent investigation of a notorious Maine egg production facility by The Humane Society of the United States, Gov. Paul LePage’s wishful thinking is false. The HSUS reached out to the Maine Department of Agriculture, an agency LePage is responsible for […]
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Presidential race a mess
Why is it that the process of choosing candidates for president is decided by party leaders, not the voters? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden waited for the final count of delegates before endorsing Hillary Clinton. A private rendezvous with Bernie Sanders came immediately afterward. Was that because they felt that Sanders would […]
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Not about homophobia
About Omar Mateen, the Muslim terrorist responsible for the slaughter in Orlando — the source of his hatred was radical Islam. He stated as much during the shooting and for months prior to the shooting. It was not about homophobia and gay marriage. Terence McManus, New Sharon
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Kudos to Lewiston Public Works
The people at Lewiston Public Works Department really do listen. I had an issue with my front lawn. During the winter, the city plow had dug it up (lawn goes right to the street — no sidewalks). It was quite ugly, not to mention very tough to mow. I placed a call to Lewiston Public […]