It’s not hard to agree with James Deyermond (“After State of the Union, Maine is faced with a choice,” March 1) that fraud should be rooted out from government expenditures wherever it occurs. Perhaps there is some fraud in Medicaid payments in Maine. What I find troubling is that Mr. Deyermond, as chairman of the […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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End partisan election process in Maine | Letter
Your recent editorial on the SAVE Act (March 1) was very well written, thoughtful and intelligent. An act to restrict legal voting certainly does not make sense for we the people. It has a “We the party — let’s win an election” point of view. It is shamefully wrong, but not uncommon, within the partisan […]
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Maine needs to stop selling its resources on the cheap | Letter
Maine is a poor state because we have a history of selling our resources on the cheap. First, the Europeans came for the fish. For a long time, there were fishing jobs on the Maine coast. The work was hard, dangerous and poorly paid. One can buy a remnant of those fish stocks at Harbor Fish if they […]
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Congress must be held accountable on Iran war | Letter
As the conflict with Iran escalates, Mainers deserve to know where our senators stand on perhaps their most important duty — committing our nation to war. I want to thank Sen. Angus King for his support of the recent War Powers Resolution (S.J. Res. 104). I am deeply disappointed by Sen. Susan Collins’ vote against […]
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Iran war has gas companies showing their true colors | Letter
They have chosen to gouge American consumers at the pump.
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Democratic Senate primary polling favored Platner | Letter
This paper explains that a University of New Hampshire poll weighs heavily in favor of Graham Platner. But more space should have been devoted to the small sample size (462 voters), a fifth of whom identified as socialists. These results remind us of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York City. He won with 51% […]
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Universal child care is a smart investment for Maine | Letter
Quality affordable child care is on the minds of young parents, but it should be a concern for all of us. Child care is not just a family issue. It’s an economic issue that affects communities across Maine. That is why I was pleased to hear gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson outline his proposal for universal child […]
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Maine’s municipal governments need to ask themselves some basic questions | Letter
Across Maine, I keep hearing the same line: “We just need to grow our way out of it.” More housing. More valuation. More development. More revenue. That thinking is exactly what got many towns into the position they’re in now. Lisbon is feeling it, but it won’t be the last community. Service costs are rising, […]
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Letter writer owes Democrats an apology | Letter
I’m responding to letter writer Susan Lara, of Perry, whose recent letter (March 2) attempted to slam the Democrats for their “shameful” actions during the State of the Union address. I suggest that Lara watch the State of the Union address again and, once she has done so, perhaps she will submit a letter of […]
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Trump tarnished US women’s hockey’s golden moment | Letter
Team USA won gold in women’s and men’s hockey for the first time ever. What a wonderful achievement to celebrate. What a golden opportunity for the sitting president to unite our country behind our athletes’ success on the ice. But what did the divider-in-chief do? He called the men’s team to invite them to the […]