I am writing in support of state Senate candidate Ellie Espling. She served my district in the House with genuine care for the people she represented. She read and researched every bill to see how it would affect my area and voted accordingly. With careful thought, she submitted common-sense legislation meant to improve the lives […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Supporters wrong about Golden
Congressional candidate Jared Golden has supporters talking about two things — his military service and working across party lines to get things done. I investigated. Military service of all forms should be honored, but it does not automatically qualify someone as the best option. I have numerous military veterans as friends and every one of […]
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Wake up before it is too late
Where are the Republicans and Democrats with a backbone? The silence from them is deafening. After Paul Manafort’s and Michael Cohen’s court appearances, I was hoping someone, anyone, would have the courage to tell it like it is. Elected officials are Americans first and no party loyalty is worth selling out their country. They should […]
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Shut down Catholic churches
I have been a Catholic all my life, and I am totally disgusted with the Catholic Church and its protection of hundreds of pedophile priests. I really think it is time to shut down the church and take all the millions of dollars the Vatican is holding and give that money to those people and […]
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CMP project to benefit Lewiston
The Sun Journal article on the forum held to discuss Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect Project (Aug. 23) did a decent job of presenting information both favoring and opposing this project. Unfortunately, the headline presented a biased picture and may well mislead those who did not read the entire article. Other potential […]
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Take advantage of NRA offer
There it is, in the August 2018 “American Rifleman Magazine.” National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne La Pierre offers to utilize the vast resources of the NRA to provide expert consultation to public and private schools across America to help every school district design its own safety strategy to prevent school violence — for […]
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Kristen Cloutier needed in Augusta
It’s not often that I get excited about voting for a candidate, but I can’t wait to cast my vote for Kristen Cloutier to represent me and District 60 here in Lewiston. Cloutier is exactly the person needed in Augusta right now. She is smart, she is dedicated and she tells it like it is. […]
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Hayes will look after veterans
As a disabled war-time veteran and former municipal manager, I have two major concerns with selecting the next governor. I recently spoke with independent candidate Terry Hayes and she explained she would continue support to correct the situation with homeless veterans, as well as continue current programs to match veterans with jobs and careers, leveraging […]
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Letter writer missed the irony
I wonder if Glenn Chateauvert is aware of his flirtation with irony in his letter (Aug. 19) castigating the media for its “hatred aimed at Trump and conservatives”? First, Trump brings intense scrutiny on himself via petulant, untruthful and often contradictory statements and Twitter blasts, trampling on what had been the norms of political dialogue. […]
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DEP abusing stream standards
State legislators have work to do. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which administers Maine’s Natural Resources Protection Act standards protecting lakes, rivers, streams and brooks, is taking liberties with how it interprets and applies those standards. Surface depressions carrying runoff are being given the same official status as a favorite fishing hole or a […]