This is in response to a letter to the editor published some time ago, “Advancing religious values,” by Langston Snodgrass. The letter stated that “Nowhere in the Gospel does Jesus say anything about same-gender sexual orientation, let alone condemn it.” The answers are quite clear and, indeed, definitely found in the Bible. But not from […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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N. Smith: Didn’t get the job done
I write in response to Luke Jensen’s guest column, printed in the Sun Journal on July 26. The headline read, “LePage’s methods are messy, but he gets the job done.” After reading the column, I found myself trying to determine how Gov. Paul LePage got the “job done.” Jensen’s comments were focused on the issues […]
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D. Theriault: Thinking outside the box
This is in response to Scott Roberts’ letter (July 30) in which he wrote about my response (July 23) to Dwight Murphy’s objection to the extensive burdening of taxpayers in order to give immigrants “everything they want” (July 21). Roberts said that I was apparently confusing logic with literalism in describing my samplings of Maine […]
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R. Macdonald: Name-calling is hurtful
This is a response to Rep. Michel Lajoie’s letter (July 26). Prior to becoming mayor, I served 23 years on the Lewiston Police Department and attended many training sessions in southern Maine. Upon announcing I was from Lewiston, immediately the phrases “dumb frogs” and “dumb Frenchmen” spewed from the mouths of many of those present. […]
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N. Duggan: A life-saving service
I have come to recognize the LifeFlight helicopters, by sight and by sound, as they regularly fly over my home during all hours of the day and night. I live on a high hill which lies midway between the Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center helipad and the junction of Interstates 95 and 295 in Gardiner, […]
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J. Christiansen: Global warming is no hoax
George Mathews wrote that he was unable to find any science supporting global warming (July 25). Here are some established scientific organizations to check with: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Academy of Sciences, The American Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union, Scientific American, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
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R. Moorehead: Draw your own conclusions
I disagree with George Mathews’ evaluation of the anecdotal evidence involved in various studies of global warming cited in his letter, “Global warming is a hoax” (July 25). 1. Carbon dioxide is a gas that traps heat in the troposphere. It occurs naturally and also as a result of burning carbon fuels (coal and oil). […]
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C. Soule: Governor making right decisions
This is in response to the letter from Rep. Michel Lajoie (July 26) that criticized Gov. Paul LePage. First, I would like to point out that LePage came into office with a $900 million Medicare-MaineCare bill owed to the hospitals of Maine that the previous Democratic governor and Legislature forgot to pay. After LePage pushed […]
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J. Voisine: Gov. LePage picking up labels
Gov. Paul LePage is on a rampage and liberal Democrats want him impeached. He has been labeled the “terminator” and, most recently, the “agitator.” Watch out, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor is after your job. I can envision a movie in the making called “The Exterminator,” where the governor’s last words are “I’ll be back.” All […]
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S. Roberts: Literal, but not logical
In his letter (July 23), David Theriault used an example of what he called “Maine humor — so logical.” It portrayed a conversation with a typical rural Mainer. Part of it read: “Excuse me, but have you lived here all your life?” “Not yet.” “Uh, OK. So, does this road go to Bangor?” “Pretty much […]