When I moved to Lewiston 45 years ago, upper Lisbon Street was a thriving commercial center. Today the former store fronts serve as shelters for the homeless. Instead of focusing on homelessness, perhaps city leaders should focus on retail and other business needs to build our tax base and bring Lisbon Street back to life. […]

My wife and I are retired, 10-year volunteer cooks for the St. Martin de Porres Shelter. St. Martin is the safest, cleanest, most well-organized shelter we had the privilege to serve at. Why? Because of rules. During my military career my wife and I served a number of local shelters around the U.S.A. and witnessed […]

It’s bad enough that Maine people are among the highest taxed and lowest paid in America. Now inflation is destroying what little Mainers can save and eroding the value of incoming paychecks. Politicians offer plenty of excuses for rising prices, but few are willing to admit the driving cause because so many have their hands […]

Who would have thought that Lewiston would become a place where working class people — educational technicians, like myself — can barely afford to live, due to exorbitant rent increases? Many of us are female, over age 55, and will likely end up on welfare/Social Security — maybe. We will have to work two full-time […]

I wonder if anyone beside me is aghast at Lester Holt’s evening national news program last week (“Fraudsters use COVID relief program money to purchase luxury items,” April 5). Our government allotted $1 trillion in 2021 to help save small businesses during the pandemic. Lester said those trillions went mostly to scammers like the “farmer” […]

There is no such thing as loan forgiveness. It just means that the person who took out the loan and promised to pay does not have to pay as promised. Still, the loan doesn’t disappear. Somehow, someone will pay. Someone who didn’t get the benefit will have to pay the price — a senior on […]

In reference to the April 7 article, “Storms batter aging power grid,” Maine was listed as one of the worst states being affected. Maine, as the most forested state in the Union, needs to remove all trees that threaten power lines, which in turn would greatly protect the power grid. Maurice Dionne, Wales

Russia continues to devastate Ukraine. President Biden says he’s doing this, that and the other to “punish” Russia, but I wonder if what he’s doing is really hurting Vladimir Putin that much. Biden signals ahead of time what he’s going to do, giving Russia time to counteract his threats. I’m sure Putin has hidden his […]

The residents of Lewiston and Auburn can be thankful indeed that Mayor Carl Sheline of Lewiston has enough foresight to call for a moratorium on any further voting regarding the Lake Auburn watershed issue(s) until a more comprehensive study has been completed. I wish I could say the same for Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque who, […]

Years ago, we had the best Sun Journal Craven family paper boys. Always dependable. That’s how I met Margaret Craven, as she worked as a cashier while studying for her college degree as a social worker. Rep. Craven is just awesome; a caring high-energy woman. Young people have a hard time keeping up with her. […]