Dave Granlund usually hits the nail on the head with his editorial cartoons. The one from Aug. 23 dealt with the recent report that U.S. highways deaths were up 15 percent. Is that all? It was interesting that high speeds, texting, booze and drugs were included in the cartoon. Maine has had its share of […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Obama and the liberal way
This in response to Ellen Field (Aug. 19). The Democratic Party, to which I belonged for more than 50 years, became the party of Barack Obama, with his secretive background and citizenship. He associated with people who hated America (the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers). Democrats concocted Obamacare behind closed doors, then insisted the […]
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Become part of the solution
I have a small army, and I mean small, helping with the effort of keeping Auburn free of litter, graffiti and such items as dirty diapers behind Festival Plaza, human feces under the Longley Bridge, used condoms at Bonney Park, a marital sex aid across from the art wall on Main Street and a hypodermic […]
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Garden will be in the plans
The Sun Journal reported on the Lewiston School Committee’s vote to build a new elementary school on the Franklin Pasture site (Aug. 17). I was surprised to find that no mention was made in the discussion of the Franklin Pasture Community Garden, even though three people spoke in reference to it. A young man noted […]
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School committee to be commended
I offer congratulations to the RSU 16 School Committee members. Swift action was indeed required to restructure the central office staff. Employees there need applause, I suppose. Not only were they able to hire a business manager in fewer than 30 days after the position was approved by a majority of Mechanic Falls, Minot and […]
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New name for Dems dinner
I read recently that the Maine Democratic Party is contemplating making a change in the name of their fund-raising dinner, which is now the “Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.” I recommend it become the “Muskie-Mitchell Dinner.” Nancy Willard, Woodstock
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Always approachable
Lewiston’s Ward 5 has the opportunity to re-elect someone entirely committed to its neighborhood and city — Kristen Cloutier. Cloutier has continued to impress me with her thoughtful insight into civic duty. She has devoted her time to understanding — in a very local sense — public policies, political bipartisanship and economic development. She actively […]
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Giggling at the wiggling
Just had to giggle reading the “Dander’s up!” story in the Sun Journal (Aug. 28). It brought back memories of my youth in Southern California. At that time, some surfers would not only wiggle but actually surf naked. A suggestion to those who find the wiggling offensive — avert your eyes and don’t look. Anthony […]
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Contributions cannot be overstated
We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of our good friend and colleague Roger “Chick” Pouliot. The timing of his death, just after the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Lewiston-Auburn College of the University of Southern Maine, is particularly poignant. The lengthy effort to locate a campus of the university in […]
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The world is a big place
Michael Brakey appears to think he has a good reason for being a denier of climate change (Sun Journal, Aug. 26). He wants to believe that the Earth’s heat records in July, as reported by NOAA, must be inaccurate because the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting another cold and nasty winter for New England. The only […]