With North Korea, the issue in not whether it gives up its nuclear weapons. The issue is that conditions on the ground make nuclear weapons necessary. If North Korea destroys all of its nuclear capacity, the world has achieved nothing but a pause in the relentless march to the demise of civilization. North Korea knows […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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No active security system in place
Lewiston’s Schools Superintendent Bill Webster stated “The new Connors Elementary school under construction … won’t have any bullet-proof doors or windows.” That is so shortsighted. Building a new school is the time to at least deal with entrance doors that have glass. Some could be changed for solid doors. Some glass walls could be made […]
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Let them die
In its noon news report, and offered again later that day (April 26), Channel 13 reported that Mike Sylvester of Portland said that if people wanted to “shoot up,” they wouldn’t die if they went to a “safe injection house.” What kind of stupidity is that? If drug abusers are going to take that chance, […]
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RCAM doesn't serve alcohol at meetings
This is in response to a Sun Journal article (April 24) titled “Livermore Falls recreation funding questioned.” Just to set the record straight, Rural Community Action Ministry (RCAM) does not serve alcohol at its meetings. In the fall of 2017 at Boothby Farms in Livermore, RCAM participated in a wine tasting fundraising event where 100 […]
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Religion, politics strange bedfellows
Cal Thomas’ column (April 26) was about serving two masters. I believe that started with the “Moral Majority.” It then morphed into the party of “family values,” which politicized every indiscretion of Bill Clinton. It is now referred to as the “Religious Right,” which appears to have abandoned morality and family values in favor of […]
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Support for Ned Claxton
Voters in Maine Senate District 20 — Auburn, New Gloucester, Poland, Minot, Mechanic Falls — have a stellar candidate for the Maine Legislature. Ned Claxton of Auburn is a person who builds relationships, shapes consensus and brings people together. He is an exceptional listener and a tireless worker. A Family Physician of the Year, Claxton’s […]
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Craft a law to protect the elderly
According to a Waterville Sentinel article posted on the Sun Journal website (Feb. 7), in response to an elderly couple in Albion losing their home by foreclosure, Gov. Paul LePage urged state lawmakers “to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosures [because] 12 elderly Mainers have lost their homes to foreclosure” in the past year. […]
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Dentistry with A Heart Day
Kudos to Dr. Scott Bernardy and the dental team at Riverview Dental for continuing the legacy of Dentistry with A Heart Day. Several area dentists have been involved through the years with that effort, which started around Valentine’s Day many years ago. I recall a line of needy people standing outside my office doors at […]
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I'll be voting for Jared Golden
I am an independent who is going to switch for the primary so I can vote for Jared Golden. He is a young man who joined the Marines, served in Iraq and Afghanistan and understands the investment veterans have made in this country. He believes legislators can both make this country safer by enacting common […]
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Good idea to wear helmets
I was pleased to read in the Sun Journal (April 22) that helmet usage was increasing in girls’ lacrosse. In the 1990s, I skied 60 or more days a year, often going a whole year without falling — too cool or, rather, too stupid, to wear a helmet. In 1998, I fell on my first […]