President Donald Trump is crazy like a fox, delivering on commitments and taking the heat from the left and right. His State of the Union address gave both sides the opportunity to expose their true feelings. The president cited the many economic improvements: lower unemployment (the lowest recorded unemployment rates among blacks and Hispanics), bonuses […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Tax break for Bath Iron Works
I wonder how people would feel if the wealthiest person in their town wanted to be singled out for a reduction in their property taxes? Someone who makes more in one day than they make in an entire year? Well, General Dynamics, the owner of Bath Iron Works, is asking Maine taxpayers to do essentially […]
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Students are failing
The Sun Journal editorial of Jan. 21 noted that too many Mountain Valley students are struggling; only 17 percent passed math and only 22 percent passed language skills. Is “struggling” the appropriate word? If the Mountain Valley students were swimming, the majority of them would be drowning. Yes, the majority of these students are failing. […]
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'No' to corporate welfare
For the past 20 years, Bath Iron Works has received an annual $3 million tax subsidy from the state of Maine. Rep. Jennifer DeChant of Bath has introduced a bill (HP1227, LD1781, “An Act to Encourage New Major Investments in Shipbuilding Facilities and the Preservation of Jobs”) in the current session of the Legislature, that […]
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Hayes will bring improvement
I am a mediator, attorney and an artist living in Auburn. As a mediator, I understand the value of folks coming together to discuss their disagreements and meet common goals. I am dismayed and disheartened by the current political climate, which seems to be fraught with lies, back-biting and vicious attacks, on both the state […]
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Terry Hayes gets my vote
During the past few elections, I have sometimes felt as if I was voting for the least bad choice. When I heard that Terry Hayes was throwing her hat into the ring to be the next governor, I knew that one of my votes was going to be easy this year. I met Hayes five […]
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Consumers lose again
I think everyone has noticed the recent changes introduced by corporations that reduce the size of a product and/or increase the price. Unfortunately the president and governor choose to support big business instead of the oppressed consumer. Any decrease in taxes is more than offset by the increases in consumer goods and other government fees. […]
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A few words about the president
I read in the newspaper Jan. 26 that the Trumps wanted to borrow a van Gogh painting from a New York museum. With all the money the Trumps have, why not support a struggling artist and pay for a painting? Then, when they return to their own world, they could keep the painting, take it […]
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Trump is a great president
I, for one, am so glad Donald Trump is president of this great country. He has restored my faith in the Constitution and in the greatness of America. The tax cut will help my family immensely. What may be crumbs to millionaire Nancy Pelosi is a lot to working people like myself. People no longer […]
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Two articles connected
On Friday, Jan. 26, the Sun Journal published articles on pages A2 and A3 that were obviously connected. The articles caused me to stop and wonder in sadness and dismay. The story “Flashes of Memory” (page A2), concerning holocaust victims recounting atrocities of the Nazi regime via photo displays, caused my sadness. The story on […]