The winnowing process has begun, but in March of 2020 there will still be many candidates running to be the Democratic Party nominee for president. The Maine Legislature wisely determined last session that Maine should hold a presidential primary in March, rather than a caucus in June. That will allow more people to have a […]

Physician-assisted suicide advocates did nothing in their emotional appeals to educate the public about hospice and palliative care. During a listening seminar (July 8) sponsored by the Maine Hospice Council and Center for End-of-Life Care, one participant asked why there were so few questions asked about LD 1313, An Act to Enact the Maine Death […]

In Augusta, LD 1492 — An Act to Reform Drug Sentencing Laws — should pass. Too many Mainers are incarcerated as a result of their struggles with substance use disorder. Half the women at the Women’s Correctional Center are there for drug related issues. Many of those women are mothers. There must be a better […]

I write in response to a Sun Journal story “New group targeting Collins with ads” (Aug. 14). I was diagnosed with cancer more than three years ago. I have had nine surgeries and 55 radiation treatments. My medical care has cost more than $1 million. Cancer has changed my life and, at times, been a […]

The Lewiston Democratic Party enthusiastically endorses Lewiston Councilor Alicia Rea for a second term representing Ward 3. Rea is a hard worker and is well versed in the issues that come before the council. She is driven by liberal values we can be proud of, and a deep commitment to deliver results for her constituents […]

Kudos to the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE. Those brave people are on the front lines of an unprecedented migration by immigrants. With a nation that offers its citizens so much, America must be on guard against those who would seek to dismantle that way of life. America’s […]

Catholic clergy molesting boys and girls in the confessional. Abusing them in the sacristy before or after Mass. Abusing them in company with fellow priests. Molesting young men studying for the priesthood. Buying their victims’ silence, or threatening them in various ways. Serially abusive priests and prelates faking their way through their daily ministrations, performing […]

I was a teenager when the “War on Drugs” first began with President Richard Nixon. I knew then, just as I know now, that it would be a failed war. The number of people who are currently in the nation’s prisons should jolt the public to do something. The United States has the highest incarceration […]