Even though I am a staunch Democrat, I believe that Republican Derek Levasseur has every right to run against Sen. Susan Collins in the primary. What right does former Gov. Paul LePage have to threaten and intimidate GOP members running for office? Or to threaten a 19-year-old staffer with destroying his political career? (Sun Journal […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Jake Langlais: A better future for LHS
I visit many learning spaces, and I welcome students to school. I couldn’t be more excited. At night I think about how fortunate I am to have this opportunity. I promise students that I will work tirelessly to make Lewiston High School the place where their direction, competence, resilience and empathy can grow. I promise […]
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Benjamin Martin: Don’t fall for their failed policies
Much like two, four and six years ago, I am seeing almost daily letters of support for candidates running for local office. I am also seeing the same writers, over and over again. What were once letters to re-elect Larry Gilbert turned to electing Ben Chin and now, Mark Cayer. Most of those writers I […]
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Joan Villani: Democrats should get to work
For the love of God and country, people who are thinking of supporting Democratic candidates should wake up before it is too late. The Democratic Party of today is not the Democratic Party of old. Today’s party is Democratic-socialist. Older generations who were devout Democrats would not approve of today’s candidates. Those people who hate […]
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Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Donna Gillespie knows how to listen
The Lewiston Democratic Party enthusiastically endorses Donna Gillespie for Lewiston City Council in Ward 2. Voters deserve representatives who will listen to them and take their concerns seriously. As a retired state worker who spent three decades helping children and people with disabilities, Gillespie knows how to listen. She will always be eager to hear […]
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Michael Boom: The false leader
Does it seriously come down to threats? That if the people do not re-elect the present administration, we are all doomed to a life of misery and poverty? Serious minds think otherwise. I refuse to kiss the ring of my benefactor — the stable genius who says he was sent from above. False leadership is […]
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Roy Matthews: Tim Lajoie is the candidate for all of Lewiston
During my time at Bates College, I have been fortunate to see many political campaigns unfold. I have also grown accustomed to Bates shuttling students to the polls to vote for their candidate. I have met both candidates for mayor of Lewiston, and I can say that Tim Lajoie is the candidate for all of […]
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Leela Stockley: Sen. Collins has forgotten the voters
In a Sun Journal article (Sept. 7), Sen. Susan Collins was put in the spotlight for the longevity of her position on the U.S. Senate. Collins, who is planning on running for her fifth term in 2020 has been in office since 1997. But an article in Maine Campus newspaper (Sept. 9) reports that Collins […]
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Silver Moore-Leamon: Two dynamic candidates
Two dynamic, thoughtful, earnest young women, Katie Boss and Rhyanna Larose, spoke to a meeting I attended recently. Their commitment to the work of campaigning and their grasp of the complexity of and relationship among economic, environmental and human concerns facing Auburn was impressive, their ideas clear and practical. I am grateful for the manner […]
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Sandra Thompson: Mark Cayer has my vote
On Nov. 5, the citizens of Lewiston have the opportunity to elect a mayor who is proud of this city, celebrates its rich heritage and sees the value in Lewiston’s residents — the people who live and work here. Mark Cayer sees the good that is happening, recognizes the potential that is still untapped and […]