I believe President Trump must be removed from office and charged with crimes against humanity. Trump could have continued to negotiate with Iran but decided, without provocation, to bomb it and, with Israel, to assassinate its leadership instead. This, along with the reported deaths of 165 people, most of them elementary school students, and no […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Elimination of EPA standards gravely endangers us | Letter
The Environmental Protection Agency was started in 1970 by President Nixon, who recognized the negative effect human activities were having on the environment. In 2009, an “endangerment finding” was issued by the EPA in response to a Supreme Court decision determining that greenhouse gases were a form of pollution covered by the Clean Air Act. […]
Here’s how health care costs can be brought under control | Letter
Universal health care will reduce unnecessary administrative complexity — and expense.
Beware suppression of the First Amendment | Letter
Our freedom of speech and the freedom of the press are under pressure from multiple directions. Recent events make the danger impossible to ignore. When journalists like Don Lemon and comedians like Stephen Colbert are pressured simply for doing their jobs —documenting public events and asking challenging questions through satire — it sends a warning […]
Support Rick Bennett as Maine’s next governor | Letter
I would like to share my enthusiastic support for Rick Bennett’s campaign as an independent candidate for governor. As someone who has been successful in both the legislative and business arenas, Rick is uniquely qualified to solve problems including the need for better management and use of state government resources while keeping the costs of […]
Living in America isn’t a right, it’s a privilege | Letter
The Somalians that I was referring to in my letter of Jan. 22 (“Mainers should let ICE agents do their job”), whom ICE proceeded to talk to, engage with, follow and/or detain, may not have broken the law — as in burglary, rape or stealing — but if their citizenship paperwork wasn’t in order to […]
I’m asking Gov. Mills to bow out of Senate race | Letter
I am a strong supporter of Graham Platner for the U.S. Senate. I have also been a supporter of Janet Mills through her eight years as our governor. Although I have not supported 100% of Mills’ policies, overall she has steered the ship of state through some very troubled waters, as has she successfully dealt […]
Building a foundation for youth activism in Maine | Letter
My name is Charles Thelen, and I am the founder and president of the Midcoast Youth Activists organization. We have united high school students from the greater Midcoast Maine region to amplify youth voices and demonstrate the power of the next generation. Our mission is to eliminate the stigma surrounding youth involvement in activism. We […]
Time for a Universal Civil Rights Act for Maine | Letter
Maine has long prided itself on being a place where fairness, integrity and independence matter. Yet, when it comes to protecting our citizens’ most basic constitutional rights, we rely almost entirely on federal courts and federal statutes. It’s time to change that. A Universal Civil Rights Act — such as those adopted in states like […]
Greed is what’s destroying America | Letter
Heiress Abigail Disney has been quoted as saying: “Every billionaire who can’t live on $999 million to lead their life comfortably is kind of a sociopath.” Kind of? Who could disagree? Yet, multi-billionaires directly influence our American government, dumping millions into elections, pushing authoritarian concepts and suppressing voter access, with the sole agenda to personally […]