I believe that the current proficiency-based learning grading system at Lewiston High School won’t have a positive impact for sophomores this coming school year. After the past school year, the PBL grading system put more than half of the freshman class of 2018 in summer school because the teachers didn’t grade the students well. I […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Needed — legislators with courage
This is in response to the story in the Sun Journal about benefit bartering (Aug. 16). I have two points to make: • Is there no one in the State Legislature with enough courage to pass new laws against the fraud being committed by some receivers of state aid (MaineCare, SNAP and TANF)? Laws are […]
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Attacking mayor was offensive
As one whose work requires him to walk the streets of Lewiston six days a week, I find former Lewiston Mayor Larry Gilbert Sr.’s recent letter (Aug. 18) promoting the Maine People’s Alliance and attacking current Mayor Robert Macdonald and Gov. Paul LePage to be ridiculous and offensive. Both LePage and Macdonald are trying to […]
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Misuse of the facts
On behalf of the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club, I would like to apologize to Brookfield Renewable Power for misuse of facts by the Sun Journal and Auburn Mayor Jonathan Labonte. As the club’s “duckmeister,” I must say that the canceling of the Rubber Duck race has gone from a non-story to front page news. Brookfield has […]
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Impressed with SJ sports section
Recently, while visiting in Maine, I read the Sun Journal sports section. I congratulate the newspaper’s sports department. The sports section I read was the most complete sports section I have read, covering in detail not only local teams but those in other areas as well. This letter is from someone who is used to […]
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Game officials didn’t have a clue
Game balls deflated or improperly inflated or whatever — it is all a big joke. How come the officials on the field, who handle the ball many times, did not notice any difference in the footballs in use? Were they sleeping? Why jump on Tom Brady? Jump on the officials. Robert Poisson, Lewiston
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Big box store wins again
After 25 years of serving this area, locally-owned Craftmania is going out of business. I visited Friday, Aug. 14, as I have so many times before, and my mood matched that of my fellow shoppers, as well as the employees. We were sad, not just for ourselves, losing a valuable resource for our crafting needs, […]
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Honesty, courtesy appreciated
I write to offer a thank you to the person who turned in my wallet to the Lewiston Police Department. It was lost on the trail at Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary. The thought of having to cancel my credit cards and apply for a new driver’s license was discouraging. The officer at the police station was […]
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Republican party in decline
How did the party of civilized leaders such as Margaret Chase Smith, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins become the party of Donald Trump, Paul LePage and Ted Cruz, who act like schoolyard bullies? A common definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Republicans have wasted taxpayers’ money […]
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Replace Lewiston’s mayor, council
Last month, I submitted a letter about Lewiston needing a total replacement of its mayor and City Council. After the Council’s Aug. 11 meeting, I know for sure at least four councilors have to go. Despite the Planning Board’s advice not to purchase land on Oxford Street and Councilor Shane Bouchard’s statement that this was […]