Mainers should take note of how our congressional delegation voted on the recent War Powers Resolution. Though this bill was never expected to clear the House of Representatives or the Senate, it marks on the record how our delegation views our country’s latest incursion to the Middle East. Sen. Collins and Rep. Golden both opposed, […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Send the candidate with the most energy to the Senate | Letter
A March 10 letter said that voters were in an “absolute rush to ‘dump’ Janet Mills” as the Democratic Senate nominee. Many of us are grateful for Mills’ long service, while recognizing that a generational change in Washington, D.C., is overdue and necessary if our republic is to survive. I greatly respect Mills, and am […]
I have no gratitude for the policies of Janet Mills | Letter
What we would appreciate from the governor? A lower cost of living, better schools and safer communities.
Enough about Mills and Platner. What about Costello? | Letter
I just read a March 11 letter from a Maine voter who was dismayed at what what he sees as a lack of choice in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate (“Where are the true progressive candidates for Maine?”) . This particular voter felt neither of the frontrunners, Janet Mills or Graham Platner, offered […]
Protest of Iran war amounts to selective outrage | Letter
Where were all of the anti-war Democrats when Democrats held the White House?
Maine’s female inmates deserve better protection | Letter
Mark LaFlamme’s coverage of the women inmates at the Maine Correctional Center was long overdue (“Maine women inmates accuse transgender prisoner of harassment,” March 4). Men, as a group, pose a danger to women in prison — this is recognized internationally in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and by the separation of sexes provision in […]
Our president lives in another world | Letter
I watched President Trump’s State of the Union address and found myself asking: “Is Trump living in a glass bubble in another world?” I realize he is talking to his base and making claims to minimize the expected Republican loss in the upcoming fall elections. However, it took the longest speech on record to make […]
Grieving America’s relationship with Canada | Letter
I cannot adequately express my sorrow and embarrassment about what the president has done to our relationship with Canada, a relationship developed through trade, tourism and standing together. During World War I, Canada was involved from the beginning — declaring war in support of England. Canada sent roughly 424,000 soldiers overseas and many gave, in Abraham […]
Urge legislators to support Older Mainers Act | Letter
We can’t expect our aging support network to meet rising demand without the necessary resources.
Vote Yes on the Jay lot rent moratorium | Letter
Our community is facing a challenge that deserves thoughtful action. Manufactured home owners — many of them seniors, veterans, and working families — are experiencing steep and unpredictable lot rent increases. These increases are rising far faster than wages, Social Security, or the cost of living, and they threaten the stability of people who have […]