How much longer are people going to stare gape-jawed as terrorists with legal weapons of monumental destruction gun down children and not stand up and say, enough? People who love guns more than their children should be forced to watch the video over and over of that classroom under attack by a terrorist with a […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Fair funding for highway maintenance
Maine needs to raise more money for the highway fund. The state faces a shortfall of about $50 million per year. It could be done by raising the gas and diesel taxes 7 cents above the current levels of 30 cents per gallon, which were set in 1993. That would raise the price of vehicle […]
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Understanding the true goal
This is in response to an Associated Press article in the Sun Journal (Feb. 5), “Group seeks health care for elderly and disabled.” How could anyone possibly oppose free health care for the needy? In my opinion, though, the initiative is a sham, perpetrated by the Maine People’s Alliance, which is funded by billionaire George […]
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Americans' health endangered
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s proposal to repeal Obama-era environmental regulations will endanger the health and safety of Americans in order to benefit giant fossil fuel corporations. As attorney general in Oklahoma, Pruitt challenged the Clean Power Plan in court and now, as head of the EPA, he will be able to follow through […]
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Protect the mountains forever
Congratulations to Gov. Paul LePage for introducing a bill to repeal the Expedited Windpower Act, enacted in 2008. It is about time the Legislature repealed that act, which is destroying Maine’s mountains. The 2008 act was prepared by a top-heavy group of power companies, developers and conservation organizations. There is no mention in their report […]
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A message to world leaders
We at Hope House applaud the amazing peacemaking efforts of the Koreans and the International Olympic Committee, as opportunities to build bridges are being enthusiastically seized. We cheer on these peace efforts and pray that the Olympics is a turning point of hope for the Korean people and, indeed, the world. We have a special […]
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You got what you asked for
According to my dictionary, a megalomaniac is a person who is caught up in grandiose delusions, with an abnormally large ego. Take a bow, America. You got what you asked for. Michael Boom, Lewiston
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Democracy demands compromise
I read with great interest Thomas Shields letter (Feb. 8): “Democrats being obstructionist.” As I have in the past, I would remind Shields of the following: • After Barack Obama was elected president, Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, stated that the only thing the Republicans would work on was to ensure that Obama didn’t serve a second […]
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Food stamps are for people food
I saw on television a news report about a man in Mississippi who has petitioned the Department of Agriculture to let him use food stamps on kibble and pet treats. The petition has attracted numerous supporters. People should not have animals if they cannot afford to feed them. Food stamps are for people who can’t […]
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A world-weary crime boss
You could call it the cherry on President Trump’s wannabe dictator cake: practically ordering the Pentagon to put together a military parade in Washington sometime this year in order to exhibit America’s military might. Naturally, he wants a parade “the likes of which the world has never seen,” to borrow his words from another context. […]