I have lived in Maine for more than half a century. I was born in Augusta but have lived in many places. I have visited Fenway Park, Walt Disney World, the new Boston Garden to see a Celtics game (hopefully a Bruins game before too long). Been through two ice storms (along with everyone else). […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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I cannot support Trump or Hillary
I can remain silent no longer. It is with great anguish that I announce publicly that I will not vote for the presumptive Republican Party nominee for president. I do have standards. This comes from one who has been active in the Republican Party for 48 years — since 1968. During that time, I have […]
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Defend the children
Terrorism is something that is carried on in other countries and, as well, on American soil. Since the war against terror began, thousands of servicemen have been killed. Another war started in 1973 — Roe versus Wade — and that war is taking place on U.S. soil. Every minute an act of terrorism is committed […]
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Try working with a neighbor
I feel like I was stabbed in the back by Ben Fletcher and the board of directors for the Lewiston-Auburn Triple Crown 5K when they decided to stop offering bottled water to the race participants. My employer, Poland Spring, has been involved with that race for a number of years, proudly donating water to the […]
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Keep watch on Lewiston Council
Lewiston taxpayers need to keep watch over City Council meetings. People will learn very quickly how bad residents are getting hosed. A couple weeks ago, the Council voted on the school budget — four yes votes, three no votes. One councilor said it was a disservice to the taxpayers to vote yes. The other four […]
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Charge it to the state
I am not saying this to take Gov. Paul LePage down, but trying to eliminate income taxes — he is crazy. How would the state pay for everything? It is my firm belief that LePage will never be with Donald Trump, although they both have the same sentiment and brains. I am from California, and […]
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Entitled to safe food supply
What branch of state government is charged with “protecting the food we eat”? According to the Maine.gov website, it’s the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Recently the Humane Society issued a video showing distressing, unsanitary conditions at the DeCoster egg farm in Turner, with hens laying eggs next to carcasses of hens that […]
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Bad policy at Mt. Ararat
To describe my reaction as disappointment that administrators of Mt. Ararat High School would deny a graduate the right to display a U.S. Army sash would understate my feeling. Disgusted would be a better word. I recently attended commencement exercises at Oxford Hills High School where not only were the graduates enlisting in the Armed […]
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L-A merger is a bad idea
I am a graduate of Edward Little High School, Class of 1965, and I can say that with pride. Those were simpler times with much less stress in people’s lives and much less poverty and drugs spoiling people’s lives. I can still reflect on the rivalry between Edward Little High School and Lewiston High School […]
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Review forestry practices at Bigelow
Is Bigelow Preserve being overcut? That was the subject of a Sun Journal article June 7. Gov. Paul LePage seems to be willing to let overcutting happen in order to increase revenues to help pay heating costs for low income Mainers. Webster’s Dictionary defines “preserve” as “to keep intact; keep from decaying; to maintain, retain […]