I have followed and supported the development of the beautiful Franco-American Heritage Center at Saint Mary’s on Cedar Street in Lewiston. I have done so ever since the dedicated group of incorporators began the campaign to renovate this iconic building for the future, by protecting the culture and history. Although there were a few name […]

I want to bring this to the attention of seniors in Lewiston. Recently the Lewiston City Council didn’t renew the senior housing project proposed for Martel School. The Lewiston Planning Board had two meetings to review the situation. At the second meeting its members discussed the proposal to sell the property. They discussed the price […]

Do we — here in Maine — hold a reverence for life? Admittedly, some factions do not. However, I believe that most in our state hold life dear. The test will be in seeing who speaks up for the most vulnerable among us: the unborn. Whatever our collective views of abortion are (and I realize […]

What a loss in the renaming of the Franco Center. How sad that some members of the board were persuaded that a name change was needed to “broaden appeal.” This name change shows little regard for the history and intent of its founding. The center was established to celebrate and highlight an important part of […]

The only redeeming value of Rich Lowry’s recent column, “No, slavery didn’t create capitalism” (Feb. 9), is that it might pique U.S. citizens’ interest in drawing their own conclusions into reading “The 1619 Project.” In my opinion, “The 1619 Project” should be mandatory reading for all high school seniors so they will learn that the […]

God — whoops, the “king” — has spoken. Anyone who doesn’t know who he is has obviously either been out of the world or is both blind and deaf. Yes, the king is our one-term 45th president, who intends to run again in 2024. My first thought was, where do I run to, and my […]

I wonder if there is any middle left in American politics. The Sun Journal on Feb. 10 had three letters. In the first (“Capitalism won’t fix world’s greatest problems“), William Whitney says capitalism can’t be successful in today’s world. Wrong. With all its warts, it is the only system that does work (see pure socialism’s […]

Abortion was made legal in 1973 through Roe v. Wade so that women could be safe. In 2020, in Maine, 2,370 babies lost their lives through abortion. There is now a bill legislators are trying to pass, to make it OK to abort a full-term child, with the approval of a qualified medical professional. This […]

Maine Revenue Services has begun mailing the first wave of $450 winter energy relief checks to an estimated 880,000 eligible Maine residents as part of LD 3, which the Legislature enacted with bipartisan support in January. This critical legislation is providing immediate support for many Lewiston residents who are struggling to heat their homes due […]

I write in response to the article “National Resources Council initiative aims to bring Atlantic salmon back to Sandy River” (Feb. 4). I always wonder when talking dam removal for fish passage (I do think fish passage is of paramount importance), why is it not feasible to restore fish passage and still have the renewable […]