Merck & Co., the maker of the painkiller Vioxx, must be held accountable for selling a drug that they knew was linked to heart problems in some patients.According to a report published Monday in the Wall Street Journal, Merck was well aware of the problems with Vioxx. E-mails from the company show the company even […]

It’s understandable that on Election Day this small news item might have been overlooked, but it is a clear indicator of the jihadist enemy the United States faces.A Dutch filmmaker was assassinated in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Theo Van Gogh, the great-grandnephew of the famous Dutch painter, had received death threats after his movie “Submission” aired […]

On the national level, Democrats were overwhelmed Tuesday in the general election.President Bush captured a substantial lead in the popular vote on Election Night, amassing an almost 4 million vote lead, which he never surrendered. But a close race in Ohio left the Electoral College tally in doubt.Sen. John Kerry’s chances narrowed to a long […]

Maine, on the other hand, remains a Democratic state after Tuesday’s election and voters rejected questions of wholesale change in favor of the status quo.Democrats maintained control of the state government. In the House, the majority appears to have narrowed slightly. In the Senate, Democrats appeared to keep a thin margin, with an 18-17 or […]

Call it an act of faith. People got up, turned out and voted Tuesday.They voted despite foul, snowy weather in Colorado, rain around here in the afternoon and long lines almost everywhere.They braved poll watchers and ballot challengers and the phalanx of lawyers dispatched by both Republicans and Democrats who were on the scene to […]

Just about everyone with a platform, soapbox, e-mail account or paper and pen has made his or her opinion about the 2004 election known, including the Sun Journal. Now, it’s your turn.Politicians and their supporters at every level – from those running for town council to the men running for president – have weighed in, […]

Here’s a non-election, non-flu-based warning.Beware of floating that check.For anybody who’s had to worry about cash flow – or perhaps exaggerated that old saw about the check being in the mail – the electronic age has caught up with you.A new federal law, which went into effect Thursday, will speed up check transactions. When somebody […]

President Bush has been to Maine during this campaign twice. Vice presidential candidate John Edwards has visited three times, including a local stop.White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, and Elizabeth Edwards, John Edward’s wife, have all […]

A plea goes out.A desperate plea. A loving plea. A lonesome plea.Please, Boston Red Sox, don’t forget about us. We are loyal fans here in Lewiston and Auburn. A parade was scheduled for Wednesday in Portland, but that’s been put on hold. The team says they will find another time to bring the World Series […]

We deserve better.As a country, as a democracy, voting is vital both practically and symbolically.If the final days of this divisive election season come and go as they have begun, both the practical and symbolic are being undermined.In 2000, more than 105 million people – about 51 percent of registered voters – turned out on […]