We try to take a civil attitude toward most things and are reluctant to allow letter writers or ourselves to engage in name calling. Today, we break the rule, make the exception.Whoever stole the snowplow from the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s parking lot in Auburn on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving is scum. S-C-U-M.Good Shepherd’s mission […]

Imagine what could be accomplished if people were as committed and devoted to other endeavors as they are to shopping for holiday bargains.Thousands upon thousands of Mainers lined up late Thursday and early Friday for the chance to snatch up good deals. Just before Thanksgiving, thousands stood for hours waiting to see Big & Rich, […]

The Sun Journal is looking for spectacular Christmas displays in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. If you have one or see one in your neighborhood, please contact David Farmer at 1-800-482-0759, ext. 2340 or e-mail: [email protected].

Count us as believers that baseball has finally started to take drug use seriously.But it wasn’t the crackdown on steroid use announced last week that convinced us. It was the inclusion of amphetamines. Often called “greenies,” amphetamines, or other types of speed, may be used more often and widely than steroids.Steroids were an easy target. […]

Jose Padilla will finally get his day in court.After three years in custody, this American citizen, who was held as a enemy combatant, has been indicted on charges that he conspired to murder, kidnap and maim people overseas.Padilla was arrested in Chicago and accused of planning a dirty bomb attack in this country. Since his […]

The Sun Journal is looking for spectacular Christmas displays in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. If you have one or see one in your neighborhood, please contact David Farmer at 1-800-482-0759, ext. 2340 or e-mail: [email protected].

Congressional oversight of the executive branch is as extinct as the dodo bird or brontosaurus. Too bad there’s not an endangered species list to protect wayward politicians and help them reassert themselves.According to a study by The Boston Globe, congressional oversight activities have been sharply curtailed by the current Congress. Instead of keeping tabs on […]

The clock is ticking on the Christmas shopping rush that begins tonight. But we will take stock in the opportunities of Thanksgiving.Beyond the gluttony and excess of the huge meal or the much-parodied family squabble of TV sitcoms, Thanksgiving is a chance for family and friends to come together, to break bread and enjoy each […]

Brunswick city councilors faced a potentially divisive vote Monday night concerning the language proposed for a firefighters’ memorial.With the storm of controversy that often follows any public display that contains references to God or religion, the council was right to carefully consider the issue before voting.After nearly an hour of debate, the councilors voted, 9-0, […]

Democracy has consequences.It’s a political truism that reinforces the idea that how people vote matters. Elect President Bush, you get his policies throughout the executive branch. Likewise, elect a Democrat, and you get Democratic policies and interpretations throughout the executive branch.But the expression can be modified easily to say: The type of government a country […]