Again, the Moody Blues’ music tells the tale. “How can we understand riots by the people for the people who are only destroying themselves? And when you see a frightened person who is frightened by the people who are scorching this earth … don’t tell me I’m just a singer in a rock ‘n’ roll […]

I am glad the in-process statue of Muhammad Ali, eventually to be situated next to Mill No. 5 , is being purposely altered. As the Dec. 27 Sun Journal edition reported, the pose was to have been the rather famous one during the knockdown of Sonny Liston in their May 1965 bout. To update myself […]

As we enter 2025, Republicans claim they have a mandate because they control the federal government. Is it really a mandate when the difference in the vote between the two candidates in the presidential election was just over 1%, and their candidate got less than 50% of the vote? They control the House by the […]

Our two primary political parties are both responsible for the decades-long crisis on the southern border, as well as the ridiculous national debt. It’s nice that President-elect Donald Trump wants to tackle both problems. To deal with our debt and spending issues, Trump’s primary handler, Elon Musk, will be part of a team to study […]

I consider Robert Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth” presentation of paintings the most important art event in Maine during 2024. His paintings of teachers, activists, attorneys, veterans, poets, environmentalists and others, who faced real challenges when seeking and confronting truth, is a warning to our society at this time. I am grateful for the […]

I want to congratulate the Auburn City Council and Mayor Jeff Harmon for voting to support the construction of a bike/pedestrian trail on the unused Berlin Subdivision rail line between Portland and Danville Junction. If built, this trail could then link with the proposed Auburn Gateway to allow off-road, safe travel from Portland into Lewiston/Auburn. […]

I write in response to Joe Voisine’s letter (“No one is above the law, including President Biden,” Dec. 27). I am amazed that he seems to discount the more than 30,000 documented lies that Donald Trump told as President. Facts show the economy was strong under Biden’s term. There were more deportations under Biden than […]

Who would have imagined that a South African native, Elon Musk, would hold the power to trash a bi-partisan Congressional budget plan a week before the nation was facing another governmental shutdown? Who would have ever imagined that the job security of 2.5 million federal workers would rest in the hands of the richest Republican […]

What a wonderful surprise in Dec. 27’s Sun Journal (“Muhammad Ali statue under construction in Lewiston“). Developer Tom Platz and his friends have commissioned Zenos Frudakis, one of the world’s foremost sculpture artists, to create a bronze statue of Muhammad Ali’s great triumph over Sonny Liston in Lewiston in 1965. It will be based on […]

President Biden’s broken promise on not pardoning his son Hunter comes as no surprise to me. He lied to the American people for so long about the economy, open borders and blaming former President Trump for leaving him with a mess when he took office. So, just a few weeks before Hunter’s trial he pardons […]