I read the Associated Press article “Anti-gay activist pushes for vote” in the Sun Journal (April 7). The activist’s petition seeks to change the wording in the Maine Human Rights Act, removing references to sexual orientation. To me, in this day and age, people should have evolved enough to realize that, as human beings, we […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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A powerful presentation
I would like to express my gratitude to Bates College, the Harward Center, Bates faculty and Bates students on the incredible program presented at the “Chaos or Community: Conversations on Criminal Justice Reform in Maine” symposium on Saturday, April 9. I lost count of the number of times I was moved to tears by the […]
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Maine mental health
The governor of Maine is a former manager from Marden’s. He brings us Marden’s quality government. The people of Maine think they are getting a good deal because it is cheap. The people of New Mexico, on the other hand, are quite willing to take the federal money that pays for the mental health services […]
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Give prisoners work time
In my opinion, people commit crimes so they can be taken care of in prison. They don’t have to deal with the problems in life. They have meals, a place to sleep, medical care, etc. Prison is like a giant orphanage for those who seek to run away from the responsibilities of life. The cure […]
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Abuse of handicap signs
I agree with Arthur Gagne (letter, April 9) about the abuse of handicap parking. I worked most of my life in police and security positions. One time, I had to chase a man out of a spot, though he was driving a car with a tag, because he was not the owner of the tag. […]
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A failure to communicate
Pandora’s Box has been opened. A survey among Auburn teachers was taken a month ago. The teachers surveyed are in the union and are roughly a third of the teaching population in Auburn. If the survey had been given to all teachers, I believe the numbers would have shown the same results. As it was, […]
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Trying to stay connected
On April 4, the Maine State Legislature rejected a bill that would have expanded the ConnectME Authority’s budget to allow for expanding high-speed internet into underserved areas of rural Maine. The original draft of the bill asked for $5 million and was gutted to merely $750,000. Rural Maine is yet again ignored. The expansion of […]
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System has failed the teachers
During the Auburn School Committee meeting April 6, a number of teachers from across all grade levels took the floor to address the Superintendent, the School Committee and the audience. Those educators spoke to both their years of experience and their dedication to student learning. Why have 17 teachers left Auburn Middle School since the […]
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Happy to live in a small town
Often we read about a “small town mentality.” While that phrase usually has a negative connotation, our experience has shown us that it can have a very different meaning. We have learned firsthand how much kindness resides in a small town. Since we lost our home to fire in late January, we have been overwhelmed […]
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Should support school budget
Richard Smith’s letter (April 3) somehow managed to link a larger school budget in Lewiston with criticism of Councilor Jim Lysen’s support of immigrants in the community. If Smith asserts that immigrant youths “can hardly speak English” — a criticism used to exclude French Canadians from opportunity even a generation ago — then he should […]