President Donald Trump was a successful businessman before being elected. Being thrust into the political world was a different experience for him. He did not follow the behavior pattern of his predecessors. Instead, he moved in a business-like way to get things done, which “stepped on some toes” of delicate egos. He was called crude […]

After stabbing the Kurds in the back, Donald Trump said that they didn’t help the allies storm the beaches of Normandy. Trump’s pals, the Saudis, weren’t there, either, but they flew jets into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Even the murder of an American journalist can be overlooked because of millions of dollars […]

It’s time to make peace with the longest-running war in our society today. How can our society be aware of such a problem, have access to resources, yet still implement punishment over treatment? When comparing treatment versus punishment it is evident that treatment saves money and lives while punishment most often creates a cycle of […]

In Washington, corporations and their political action committees dominate politics. During the 2018 election cycle, corporate PACs contributed $185 million to federal candidates. That’s 40% of all PAC giving, making them the largest source of PAC giving in the country. Unlike other PACs, corporate PACs are controlled by corporations and benefit from direct corporate money […]

We have all heard of investment and Ponzi schemes. What we never hear about is the city of Auburn’s scheme. Maybe five or six months ago I got a letter from the city concerning the new high school. It talked about spending an additional $15 million for a 1,200 seat auditorium and sports fields. It […]

I agree with President Trump’s decision about Turkey. Let the Russians spend their money and endanger their troops. We don’t need another Vietnam or Afghanistan. We should though, give the Kurds the same immigration priorities the Cubans got. I’m furious about all the secrecy and partisanship going on in Washington. They spent millions of our […]

The efforts of United Way of the Tri-Valley Area to assist those affected by the LEAP explosion were nothing short of heroic. In the middle of their own annual fundraising campaign, they dropped everything and, for weeks, devoted full time to the recovery. UWTVA has only three staff members. I had the honor of volunteering […]

Our Founding Fathers were very worried about the new United States of America developing into a monarchy, the British form of government they had experienced. To that end they set up a government where power was divided into three branches, legislative, executive and judicial, with two levels of federal and state government, and principles of […]

I have lived in LA since June 2002. Over the last 17 years, only two did not have Auburn residents at each other’s throats over tax dollars going to schools. With Dick Gleason as mayor, angry residents toned down their rhetoric, were somewhat respectful of each other and education was not blamed for increased taxes. […]

I read in the Sun Journal (Saturday, Oct. 26) how Mechanic Falls Councilman Wayne Hackett was allowed to buy salt and sand at a deep discount from the town’s gratuity pile. Evidently he didn’t see anything wrong with that. Wrong #1 — Towns don’t sell salt and sand. Wrong #2 — Town councilors or managers […]