Modified schedules are something that have been newly accessible to students at my school, Telstar Regional High School, and I think that they should be more widespread for students everywhere. Modified schedules go through our guidance counselors and are an opportunity for kids to not attend school for the full day. Students can go home […]

I am encouraged by the announcement that Peggy Rotundo is running for the Lewiston State Senate position. She is an outstanding mentor and role model for our community. She demonstrates how we can lift each other up to improve conditions. Peggy is humble and persistent. She has a strong foundational knowledge. She integrates that knowledge […]

I believe that the Greenwood Fire Department should purchase its own ladder truck. According to the Oxford County Regional Communication Center, Oxford County radio communication center dispatch times, Greenwood has been first on-scene for the last two structure fires in our mutual aid towns. If Greenwood fire had the equipment I am requesting, it would […]

I am a small business owner; people may have had a beer or drink at my bar, the Blue Goose. We’ve been serving the community for years, and I look forward to many more. Since the beginning of the pandemic the economy has taken hit after hit. However, Congressman Jared Golden has been doing everything […]

I thought of a way the silent majority can show its disdain for Washington. On Dec. 8 I think we could do so on our porch flagpoles, stamps and car stickers. We could put the American flag upside down for that one day. I figured the day after the Pearl Harbor attack would be a […]

As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself thinking more of the Wabenaki and French who inhabited this region from 1605 to 1755 than I do of the Puritans who attacked them. I do this as a descendant of leaders from all three groups spurred to action in that time. My story begins with Sachem Membertou, a […]

Homelessness in Maine is increasing. LD 48, a bill to help create shelters, has been dead in the community for over a year. There are four shelters in the Oxford County area. The nearest shelter to Bethel is Rumford, and South Paris. There needs to be a shelter specifically for teenagers who are struggling to […]

State Rep. Randall Greenwood is among the fortunate people who have recovered from COVID, thanks to the efforts of those who cared for him in the hospital (see Sun Journal, “Wales lawmaker out of hospital after COVID-19; still speaking out against vaccine,” Nov. 17). Many others have not been so lucky.Based on his own “research,” […]

I totally agree with Lorraine Tyra (“Greenwood no hero for rejecting vaccine,” Nov. 19) that state Rep. Randall Greenwood shows a selfish disregard for the hospital staff at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Not only was he selfish, but he also showed no appreciation or gratitude to the staff at the hospital who cared for […]

Maine Healthcare Action, an independent nonprofit group, proposed a resolve that requires the Maine Legislature to draft a publicly-funded health care plan that provides comprehensive benefits and covers every Maine resident. Pending submission of 63,067 valid Maine voters’ signatures, the resolve will go on the November 2022 ballot.Maine Healthcare Action believes that the health of […]