On Nov. 21, the Sun Journal published an article about the ongoing fight between Local S6 and Bath Iron Works over BIW’s attempts to use subcontractors, and I’d like to offer a few comments about it. As a BIW employee, I question Colter Leeman’s quote of “about 60 percent of the workers build the ships […]

In response to Kristen Cloutier’s opinion (column, Nov. 10) on eliminating lead paint, I say we’re not doing nearly enough and what we are doing is costing this city’s taxpayers far more than it should for such mediocre results. Read through any of the past or present abatement grants and you’ll realize that a significant […]

Recently I exercised my right to vote in state and local elections. I waited for my turn to tell an election official where I lived so I could get my ballots and realized how behind the times we Americans are — over-trusting a broken system. I have served in the Navy and seen voting in […]

I hear people in Lewiston say they are thinking of changing their party affiliation to independent. People in town are saying they are fed up of hearing politicians on both sides of the aisle. I am sick and tired of this so-called “impeachment” of President Trump from the Democrats in the House. Those politicians are […]

No quid pro quo? Does everyone understand the meaning of the word reciprocate? In his own words, our “stable genius” president asked the Ukrainian president to “reciprocate” a favor for him. Many of President Trump defenders, or “Trumpists” (not actually Republicans), like the way he talks — in a plain manner. Any high school English […]

I am deeply concerned by the president’s efforts to politicize the military. The president can pardon convicted servicemen and direct their assignments. That such intervention is rare underscores its danger. Overriding the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Navy’s personnel policies will have serious detrimental impacts within the military as it challenges the chain […]

This is in response to the Portland Press Herald story, printed in the Sun Journal Nov. 22, “Maine to mull providing a basic income to all citizens.” Lordy, lordy, lordy. One small step for man, one giant one for socialism. I believe I remember Fidel Castro saying the same thing, but that’s history and we […]

I live in rural Maine, a place with unparalleled beauty, but high poverty rates. We can work long hours and still not be able to afford dental care. As a result, many hard-working members of my community suffer from dental disease which is painful, disfiguring and, at times, debilitating. Unlike 33 states that provide dental […]

Is it time for Sen. Susan Collins to go? I was sickened to read of the senator’s meeting with President Trump (Sun Journal, Nov. 22). She would not comment on the impeachment because she is a “potential” jurist in the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate. But attending a meeting with the president and other […]

It’s time to bring ranked choice voting to Lewiston’s local elections. We have seen RCV work in Portland mayoral elections in 2011, 2015 and 2019, and in Maine’s 2018 primaries and federal general election. We know this system works, and gives voters a more meaningful voice in determining who their elected officials are. Ranked choice […]