I wonder how many people remember going to the old Disney movie “Dumbo”? I remember when Dumbo’s mother was taken away from him. I cried like a baby. I remember that a lot of other people did, too. It was like we were going through the same thing — the heart-wrenching loss of a child […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Immigration policy is cruel
To separate a child from her mother by force, when all she has done is cross the border seeking help, is an act with grave moral consequence. To make a policy to do this, in order to discourage migration, is beneath the United States and unworthy of its leaders. Such action cannot be made humane […]
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Don't let the ship of state sink
That grand lady, the U.S.S. United States of America, is about to set sail. But, wait — this grand lady is top heavy. She doesn’t have enough ballast. And, as anyone from Bath would say, if the ship is top heavy (without enough ballast), there is no way in heaven or hell that grand lady […]
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A lesson from history
President Trump has returned triumphant from his Asian summit with Kim Jong Un declaring boldly that he has developed a “special bond” with Kim. He tweeted upon arrival, “Just landed — a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from […]
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Wasting time on questionable legislation
For those who see immigration as a critical national issue, the most urgent needs are to secure America’s borders and take away the jobs magnet that draws people here by making E-Verify mandatory. And yet, what is the “hot” issue in the U.S. Congress today? A cockamamie procedure called “Queen of the Hill.” Under that […]
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'Give me your tired, your poor …'
I did not vote for the current president, and I am looking forward to ending his presidency in 2020. That said, I do feel that the current citizens of the greatest country in this world — the United States of America — need to examine and revise, if necessary, the nation’s immigration policies and procedures. […]
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About that NRA grade of 'F'
So the National Rifle Association gives a grade of “F” to all Democrats running for governor of Maine. The last time I saw an “F” was in seventh-grade French. I didn’t like it then, but love it now. I am quite certain that anyone with a functioning brain stem will see the National Rifle (and […]
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Provide for the elderly, disabled
I am concerned about the home care that people need. I know of people who need it, but cannot afford it. They do not want to go into a nursing home. They would lose their house or apartment where they have lived for many years. Some folks have family that can help their elderly, but […]
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Grades change at ELHS
I have to comment after reading the Sun Journal story, “Changing EL grades?” (June 6). Years ago, when I was an assistant professor at MIT ( I retired in 1971), I encountered a friend en route to his office. He was laughing, so I asked why, and he told me he was returning from “The […]
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Immigrants helped make America great
When returning from an overseas trip in January, I was delayed by a snowstorm in JFK Airport. During my nine hours there, I was struck by the number of employees who were people of color, who had foreign sounding names or who spoke with an accent. These were people who worked for the airlines, were […]