In the next year, Auburn will face decisions that have community-defining and irreversible consequences: Will Lake Auburn continue to provide high quality drinking water for Lewiston and Auburn residents? Will Auburn be able to offer a land base that allows an agricultural economy to exist? The answers depend in large part upon the decisions made […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mary Jane Newell: Bottom line: Elect Republicans
I do not agree with the new socialist Democrats, so I am called racist. I want a wall on the southern border, that must mean I am racist. I do not agree with any of the statements made by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the other female Democrats fab four; that must mean I am racist. I […]
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Annette Macaluso: Protect the right to justice
The right to liberty and justice for all is a fundamental right for people in this country. However, when Maine employees report discrimination or unfair employment practices, laws fail to protect them from retaliation from an employer. Corporations and businesses use arbitration clauses to keep their employees from accessing justice when employees have been wronged, […]
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Janet Kinney: As I was saying …
A famous person once said, “Like diapers, politicians should often be changed and for the same reason.” Amen to that. On another thought, why doesn’t freedom of speech include President Donald Trump? Janet Kinney, Jay
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Joe Voisine: Why does the NRA get to decide?
I just don’t get it. Last year’s Census Bureau numbers show that there are 249 million people in the United States 18 years of age or older, with 221 million people eligible to vote. The National Rifle Association has just 5 million members, yet Congress still can’t get the assault-style firearms off the streets. So, […]
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Bev Spofford: We are all Americans
This is the United States of America. We hold hands with “all” people and should be working together in this life, not all the hate I am seeing. In this land, we are “Americans” — not British, Asian, Mexican, Jewish, colored or other labels. We can have different religions and different ways of dressing, etc. […]
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Mary Roussel: Trade deal is no deal for Americans
Marc Thiessen’s column (Sun Journal, July 19) notes that USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or NAFTA.2) will bring auto jobs back to America. The column states the agreement includes provisions that “requires between 40% and 45% of each vehicle be produced by workers earning a minimum of $16 per hour,” including the right to strike; “the […]
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Reggie Bechard: Liberals out of control
The outcry of the socialist liberal and the media like CNN, MSNBC are out of control. The rising hatred and blaming the president for the shooting is crazy. Mental illness is a big problem in America, not guns. The socialist, far-left liberals, like all the congresswomen and men like Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders calling […]
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Scott Nichols: Thankful for Head Start funding
On behalf of many of Maine sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors, I would like to send kudos to Senators Susan Collins and Angus King following their recent announcement that Franklin, Oxford and Cumberland Counties will receive $9 million in Head Start funding. As a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, I know this funding […]
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Audrey Murphy: Double standard of the blue
This letter is in response to Carolyn Davis’ letter Aug. 6, 2019. President Trump is not the one that wants to divide this country. It is the radical left that is trying to destroy this country. It has been a known fact for many years that Baltimore has been plagued with drugs and rats. In […]