I played sports up until high school level. What a joy it was to participate. Winning is the ultimate goal we strive for. I had four brothers and played sports with boys all along. It only made the competition better and more fun. Sports are not always about winning. It is how we play that […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Letter: The cost of privatizing government programs
While our existing programs may not be perfect, they work quite well and they’re there when we need them.
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Letter: Mega venue would cripple Portland’s live music scene
A monster venue, owned and operated by Live Nation (the national music industry’s monopolistic Megalodon), will cripple Portland’s incredible local music community forever. This won’t only affect the larger venues, such as the State and the Cross, but will affect local traffic, parking, all nearby restaurants and any smaller venues immensely as well. Portland is […]
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Letter: Proposed cuts are a national medical emergency
The Trump administration is threatening two life-saving programs: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Medicaid. This is a current and future medical emergency. But for NIH, our adult daughter with cystic fibrosis (CF) and many Mainers with diseases common and uncommon might not be alive today. In Maine, 49% of children and 37% of […]
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Letter: A warm welcome back to Dr. Nirav Shah
It has been a while since I felt a sense of elation upon perusing the news. Imagine my delight when I read that Dr. Nirav Shah is coming back to Maine. He will make positive change by helping to build a public health program at Colby College. When Dr. Shah left Maine, my heart sank. […]
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Letter: It’s time to speak out to save our country
I am an independent voter and routinely split my vote based on what I believe to be best for my community, country and world. I have never written letters or attended protests against elected officials or events. Instead, I have always trusted democracy and our institutions to self- correct. However, what I witnessed between President […]
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Letter: We need the old Susan Collins back
We need to remind Sen. Susan Collins that she represents Maine, a beautiful state with lots of poor people, including many babies and children. These poor Mainers rely on Medicaid to stay well physically and mentally. Without that support, the burden of caring for them — or not — will fall on slim local and […]
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Letter: Democrats’ State of the Union response fell flat
With the country staring fascism in the face, what are the party’s leaders waiting for?
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Letter: All states will be affected if Social Security is cut
Whether it’s a red state, blue state or purple state, all states will be affected if the current administration eliminates Social Security, which we earned through hard work, paying into it all our working lives. What do people think will happen to American citizens whose only income depends on their monthly checks? We could lose […]
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Letter: Cancelling net energy billing would be irresponsible
Attempts to cancel net energy billing are based on the false claim that the solar program is responsible for increased electricity costs for Mainers. Those cost increases are primarily the result of the rising price of natural gas and storm recovery costs from last year’s devastating storms in January. In fact, according to Maine’s Public […]