I write in response to a Sun Journal story “New group targeting Collins with ads” (Aug. 14). I was diagnosed with cancer more than three years ago. I have had nine surgeries and 55 radiation treatments. My medical care has cost more than $1 million. Cancer has changed my life and, at times, been a […]

The Lewiston Democratic Party enthusiastically endorses Lewiston Councilor Alicia Rea for a second term representing Ward 3. Rea is a hard worker and is well versed in the issues that come before the council. She is driven by liberal values we can be proud of, and a deep commitment to deliver results for her constituents […]

Kudos to the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE. Those brave people are on the front lines of an unprecedented migration by immigrants. With a nation that offers its citizens so much, America must be on guard against those who would seek to dismantle that way of life. America’s […]

Catholic clergy molesting boys and girls in the confessional. Abusing them in the sacristy before or after Mass. Abusing them in company with fellow priests. Molesting young men studying for the priesthood. Buying their victims’ silence, or threatening them in various ways. Serially abusive priests and prelates faking their way through their daily ministrations, performing […]

I was a teenager when the “War on Drugs” first began with President Richard Nixon. I knew then, just as I know now, that it would be a failed war. The number of people who are currently in the nation’s prisons should jolt the public to do something. The United States has the highest incarceration […]

In the next year, Auburn will face decisions that have community-defining and irreversible consequences: Will Lake Auburn continue to provide high quality drinking water for Lewiston and Auburn residents? Will Auburn be able to offer a land base that allows an agricultural economy to exist? The answers depend in large part upon the decisions made […]

I do not agree with the new socialist Democrats, so I am called racist. I want a wall on the southern border, that must mean I am racist. I do not agree with any of the statements made by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the other female Democrats fab four; that must mean I am racist. I […]

A famous person once said, “Like diapers, politicians should often be changed and for the same reason.” Amen to that. On another thought, why doesn’t freedom of speech include President Donald Trump? Janet Kinney, Jay

I just don’t get it. Last year’s Census Bureau numbers show that there are 249 million people in the United States 18 years of age or older, with 221 million people eligible to vote. The National Rifle Association has just 5 million members, yet Congress still can’t get the assault-style firearms off the streets. So, […]