The New England Clean Energy Corridor (NECEC) is employing more than 1,000 Maine workers in well-paying jobs and generating millions of dollars for local vendors. Municipalities that host portions of the project are receiving millions in new tax dollars beginning this year, based on NECEC’s estimate that one-third of the endeavor’s value is in place. […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Paul Poliquin: Carl Sheline for Lewiston mayor
I ask voters to elect Carl Sheline to be the next mayor of Lewiston. Having served as a city councilor and council president with four mayors, I know Carl is capable and the right choice to move Lewiston forward. I ask people to join me in voting for Carl Sheline for mayor. Paul Poliquin, Lewiston
Todd Gaudette: Game has passed Patriots coach by
The party’s over. Tom Brady proved he could win without Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Bill can’t win without Tom. Now Bill has given the keys to a rookie who should be sitting and watching a veteran. The game has passed Belichick by like a memory in the NFL’s rearview mirror. This year’s schedule and roster […]
Gregory D’Augustine: Thanks to a kindly fellow citizen
The little things sometimes confirm that civility and civilization really aren’t dead after all. Recently I witnessed this evidence. As I approached a busy intersection in a four-lane road in Lewiston I saw one of those maneuvers we all know and hate. A long line of vehicles, waiting to turn left at the intersection, was […]
Lawrence Small: Bail amount for hit and run is ‘disgusting’
I write in response to the Sept. 21 article, “Police arrest suspect in weekend Sabattus hit-and-run that killed a local woman.” Five hundred sixty dollars. That’s all it takes for bail after someone kills another human being with his vehicle and drives away as though nothing happened. This is one of the most disgusting things […]
Jamie Beaulieu: Question 1 is undemocratic
Posing as an effort to protect public lands, Question 1 would do several very undemocratic things. It would overturn decisions made by the democratic body that approved construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect after consulting with environmental scientists to ensure it will offset greenhouse gas emissions resulting from fossil fuels power generation. It […]
Kevin Landry: Follow data, make masks optional for kids
Our state and local leaders follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s own guidelines when it comes to policies regarding the use of masks for children in public places and schools. If masks are thought to be effective against a virus, then why hasn’t the CDC recommended them during the flu season? Maybe because […]
Cindy Gallant: Many Mainers need Build Back Better plan
One year ago, my adult son suffered a series of strokes that left him unable to care for himself. Since his release from the hospital, he has lived with me and my elderly mother, and I have provided the round-the-clock care he now requires. It’s important to me for him to be at home, with […]
In rebuttal: Mathieu Boucher: Hydro-Québec’s evolving relations with Indigenous peoples
I am concerned about some of the assertions made by Lucien Wabanonik regarding Hydro-Québec’s record with First Nations, published Sept. 12 in reply to Serge Abergel’s Sept. 2 letter. I understand that not everyone shares our enthusiasm about our accomplishments with respect to many Indigenous communities across Québec. However, I respectfully submit that this rebuttal […]
Carole Richards: Don’t punish just women for unwanted pregnancies
Anyone telling women what they can or cannot do with their bodies should take a biology course. A woman cannot get pregnant without the help of male sperm. Instead of punishing only women for unwanted pregnancies, men should play a prominent part. I suggest any man who impregnates a woman should be responsible for the […]