Last June, I contacted my state representative, Rep. Bruce Bickford, about supporting a bill for solar energy in Maine. I was impressed that he was receptive to learning the facts about the issue, rather than simply following a partisan agenda. My neighbors and I were pleased to see he voted in favor of the last […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Tax breaks go to the big guys
My congressman, Bruce Poliquin, is always talking about wanting to help small business owners. What my small business in rural Maine needs is customers, not tax breaks. Few small businesses, such as mine, pay much in corporate taxes because we are making very little in profit. Almost everything goes back into the business. The biggest, […]
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A non-politician's success
Despite how most news outlets unfairly portray President Trump, as a non-politician, he is successful, against all odds, in a volatile and polarized political world. During President Obama’s administration, the economy was stagnant with gross domestic product increases of 2 percent or less. That has been replaced by increases of 3 percent or more, the […]
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Trump's integrity disappeared
Shame on President Trump for letting the youths of this country down. They are the nation’s most vulnerable members. Trump visited with the students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and promised them much stronger gun laws at the national level. That effort has evaporated now and has been referred to a […]
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'No' to gun control
A recent report from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration put auto accidents as the No. 1 killer of teenagers. And national statistics show that drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 are nearly nine times more likely to have an accident than middle-aged drivers. So maybe we should ban cars. There are more […]
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Love one another, not hate
Saturday morning is usually my time to sit quietly and read the newspaper. Not so much March 17. Tears came to my eyes as I read about the response to the Holocaust play being put on by a community theater group in Falmouth. Where did so much hate come from? To read that there had […]
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New Lewiston school not 'hardened'
The current elementary school being built in Lewiston is not a “hardened, safe” school. The front entrance is glass (not bulletproof). Someone with an assault weapon could easily breach it and be in the school, probably killing many in the front office on the way into the building. The other five or six entrances/exits have […]
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Poliquin has made his choice
I am disappointed in Congressman Bruce Poliquin’s decision to vote for a GOP tax plan that does not reflect the best interests of his constituents. Rather than attending to the needs of Mainers, Poliquin has chosen to support a bill that will give tax breaks to the wealthy while slashing Medicare and Medicaid programs that […]
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Watch for signs of child abuse
At Advocates For Children, we work to empower children and families to lead healthy and productive lives. Whenever we see horrific cases of child abuse, like the recent death of Marissa Kennedy, we are heartbroken. Child abuse happens across socio-economic lines; across racial and ethnic lines, age and gender. We each have an important role […]
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Don't need the glitzy eateries
I have worked at eateries for many years. It is my observation that employees and customers both get mistreated. After all, capitalism is based on greed that pays slave wages. I have known owners whose families drive BMWs, and other double standards abound. Smokers get paid breaks while I, as a non-smoker, have been ordered […]