This is a response to David Marquis’ letter (March 24) which disputed my claim (March 19) of the failure of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). The concept started during the Clinton presidency when Hillary Clinton tried to formulate a national health program (a public policy) behind locked doors and omitted practicing doctors from the planning. […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Better pay for state troopers
Recently, I read about a bill that would raise the pay of Maine’s State Troopers. I think they certainly deserve it. During the past, while deer hunting at my friend’s camp in Albany, the State Trooper in town, Don Shedd, would come over and hunt with us. He was one of the nicest guys that […]
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Democrats’ bill not serious
When I first heard that Maine Democrats, including Sen. Nathan Libby (guest column, March 20), had done a sudden about-face on welfare reform, I admit I was a bit skeptical. After all, it was less than a year ago that my fellow Democrat representatives called me names such as “cruel” and “heartless” and accused me […]
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Department heads dedicated, exceptional
This is a response to Bob Pelletier’s letter (March 25). Once again, another of his faceless, non-substantive letters has made the Opinion Page. In my four-plus years as Mayor, I cannot remember him appearing before the City Council to suggest ways to cut the budget. But that would take sand and intellect. As elected officials, […]
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Get educated
Michael Goodwin, in his letter March 25, expressed great anger and serious frustration with the public educational system. He specifically condemned increases in teachers’ salaries, union involvement and overall corruption and waste within the public school system. I have a suggestion for him — instead of using the newspaper to express his frustrations and accusations, […]
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Future looking rather gloomy
Reading the letters to the editor recently, there are still a few caring people left (William Berlinghoff, March 16; Jenny Orr, Heidi Webber and Dennis O’Neil, March 18). They took the time to remind people that those people who care need to stick together to fight the evil in this state, this country and in […]
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Dangerous drug side effects
Modern science has created many miracle drugs for the treatment of many human conditions, such as depression, heart and lung problems, kidney and liver diseases, to list a few. While those new drugs offer the promise of healing and health, the possible side effects seem unhealthy. Some of the possible complications associated with some medical […]
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Vicious cycle of lies
It is disgusting how Democrats, liberals and union leaders all use the “It’s for the children” line when they are trying to extort more money for schools. It is really just more money for teachers’ salaries and benefits. Then the unions gets their cut through higher dues and then they spread that wealth around by […]
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Hold steady on court nominee
This is in response to Charles Clark’s letter “GOP senators should do their job” (March 19). I guess I missed Clark’s first letter complaining when Sen. Joe Biden made his speech before the Senate on June 25, 1992 stating that there should be no confirmation hearings because it was an election year. On second thought, […]
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Stop the waste in Lewiston’s budget
It’s budget time again at Lewiston City Hall — another year for city officials to try to justify spending more money than they really have to. It doesn’t help that some top department officials who are paid top wages (for example, Public Works) don’t live in Lewiston so they don’t pay property taxes to the […]