As congressional Democrats discovered late last year, tax breaks once bestowed are impossible to take back. Now Republicans are determined to demonstrate another truism: Once Americans get their mitts on a government program, they hold on forever. The newly emboldened GOP House leadership promises a vote soon on a bill repealing the Health Care and […]
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Navy captain failed key test of leadership
He who is not ruled by the rudder will be ruled by the rock, according to an old nautical expression. Rudderless Navy Capt. Owen Honors ran into a career rock Tuesday when he was relieved of duty as commander of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported last weekend that Honors produced a […]
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Auburn Police relocation not ideal but it will work
In an ideal world, the city of Auburn would have a public safety building with easy access to both the downtown and Center Street. However, the recession of the last two years has turned aspirations for what’s best to desperation for anything that saves money. The City Council voted Monday night to abandon the Minot […]
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Trio of stories shows 2011 is off to a bright start
Three recent stories suggest 2011 is off to a great, optimistic start. The first involves Richard Gregoire, who is dedicated to brightening his corner of the world in Lewiston, and we mean “corner” literally. Gregoire programs the eight-foot electric sign on the kiosk outside The Medicine Shoppe pharmacy. The board was originally intended to advertise […]
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Airlines need new rules for snow disasters
Last weekend’s post-Christmas snow disaster at U.S. airports points up the need for more rules to protect the flying public. A massive Christmas storm dropped as many as 20 inches of snow on some East Coast airports. Clearly, it was not going to be business as usual. But the way airlines handled the crisis turned […]
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Sugarloaf was open and honest in a crisis
There are a couple of well-known rules for corporate crisis communications: Be open, be honest and stick to what you know — good advice, but most often ignored. The management team at Sugarloaf USA, however, earned high marks not only for its preparation to deal with a serious accident, but also its skill dealing with […]
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Correction: Misidentified
In some editions of the Sun Journal on Wednesday, the editorial on Page A6 said Janet Mills is a candidate for chairwoman of the Maine Democratic Party. She is a candidate for vice chairwoman. The two ads mentioned were mailers, not TV ads. It was the writer’s error.
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Slaughterhouse has implications for half of Auburn
Maine politicians are suddenly all about cutting “red tape” to make doing business in Maine easier and less expensive, and we have applauded the shift in attitude. But changing longstanding zoning rules for half the city of Auburn for a single business should not be done quickly and without careful consideration — especially when that […]
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Maine Dems need new leader and new direction
There are reportedly six candidates lining up to head the Democratic Party in Maine. We hope the winning candidate, or candidates, can put the state party back on the high road and declare an end to the negative campaigning we saw in the last election. Both Republicans and Democrats have long deployed attack ads, but […]
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LePage needs loyalty, but also straight talk
There are many things that can be said about Gov.-elect Paul LePage’s decision to hire his daughter for his office staff. She isn’t even six months out of college and will work at a pay rate that would be the envy of other new grads in this state, $41,000 per year. For that matter, it […]