I see Lewiston-Auburn as one community. Do the local merchants and businesses see one community in determining their business plans? Do organizations such as YMCA and Boys & Girls Club serve members from either city? Do the churches and religious organizations only allow members from one community? Do media organizations cater to residents from only […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Gasoline prices outrageous
Through the years, I have noticed (more so since living in Maine) that whenever any southern refinery has the slightest problem, within the next few days the price of gasoline in Maine starts going up. I want to know why, and why so fast? It takes more than a few days for the gasoline supply […]
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Ben Chin brings a new vision
In this year’s election, I will be enthusiastically voting Ben Chin for mayor of Lewiston. He will bring a new vision, an innovative spirit and a unifying voice to the office. With the right leadership, Lewiston can strategically position itself for current and future success by advancing its ongoing downtown redevelopment. Like myself and my […]
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Greed-driven villains
As a young boy growing on the backside of the Great Depression and the deprivation of World War II and its aftermath, I often questioned the driving force behind a social phenomenon called “supply and demand.” Recently, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma shattered and set long-standing hurricane records throughout the southeast. The devastation and human misery […]
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Ben Chin for a more livable life
In the early 20th century, many factories and mills, like those that line the Androscoggin River, didn’t have fire escapes. If a fire broke out, the hundreds of mostly immigrant workers, like my own Franco-American ancestors here in Lewiston, couldn’t escape. A fire meant certain death. But a fire escape could be required by law. […]
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Questions for Lewiston officials
I was listening to the opposing side of the merger of the two cities during the Thursday debate, when something struck a nerve. Lewiston has approximately $100 million worth of debt — without the new school. I have asked this question before without an answer. I’ll try again. Out of a city of almost 37,000 […]
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Merger will ensure cities move forward
Residents know that for many years Lewiston and Auburn have been a model for how to work together. Case in point is the operation of the municipal airport, which is owned by each city. The airport board must have the cooperation of each city. The same is true for Unified Emergency Management (911), L-A Transit, […]
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No personal information
Regarding the research by David Loxterkamp (Bangor Daily News article, reprinted in the Sun Journal Sept. 14), some of the data he wants to publish would, indeed, be considered identifying, namely, “They instead include details such as the county and month in which the person died, the relationship between deceased person and the person who […]
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Don't turn backs on Lewiston
Why should people fear merging Lewiston and Auburn? People from Lewiston go to Auburn to buy things that are not sold in Lewiston. Lewiston residents go to Auburn restaurants and go shopping at various stores. We have appointments with doctors and dentists in Auburn. We go have car repairs done there, etc. If everyone in […]
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Setting the record straight
I thank those people who were present or viewed the merger debate in Lewiston on Thursday, Sept. 14, but feel a need to clarify a comment I made that, on the surface, is factually incorrect and requires more explanation than I could offer in the 60 seconds given. Eugene Geiger indicated a new school in […]