There are a lot of inaccurate commercials on television slamming universal health care. The commercials suggest huge costs to these systems. The truth of the matter is the next 10 countries that have better health care results than the U.S. spend less as a percentage of their GNP on health care. These are facts based […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Wrong timing for book release
Seventeen years ago on Sept. 11, several acts of terrorism of horrific proportions was played out upon America. I take offense with the publishing house of Simon & Schuster. The offense is not in publishing Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” it is with the timing of the book’s release — […]
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Claxton listens more than talks
Ned Claxton is exactly the type of legislator needed now. Many voters remember him as a gentle, primary-care doctor who always took the time to listen to his patients, engage them in conversation and treat them with kindness and respect. He will be the same as a state senator. As he has traveled around Auburn, […]
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State fails those with mental illness
It is a sad fact that there are people in Maine who live with mental illness. This state has failed those people who are now being locked up. In my mind, people can and must do better and put more of a focus on community-based mental health treatment. Elected officials and the governor are all […]
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Support for Ned Claxton
I am writing to express my support for Ned Claxton, who is running for a seat in the Maine state Senate. I have known Claxton for more than 30 years and feel that he would make a superb state senator. As a physician, two traits he possessed was his willingness to listen and his ability […]
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Support for Judge Kavanaugh
As Judge Brett Kavanaugh continues his confirmation process, the American people know that he is the best choice to become the next Supreme Court justice. He is a mainstream jurist whose values reflect those of the independent-minded people of Maine and he is extremely well qualified for the Supreme Court bench. Kavanaugh has extensive experience […]
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Collins should oppose nomination
For years, America has had many movements to bring the people closer to equity. People today are standing on the shoulders of others who fought and died so that citizens could have the “unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court would […]
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Media bias against conservatives
The Aug. 30 edition of the Sun Journal was a good example of why people have such low regard for the media. The newspaper’s bias against conservative Republicans is appalling. The Sun Journal featured two negative articles on the front page (“Poliquin proposal just scary … ” and “LePage urged to apologize …”), as well […]
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Share code enforcement costs
Charging owners of rental housing in Lewiston for each apartment, just to fund code enforcement, would be a very discriminating charge. Isn’t the code enforcement division there for all the people of Lewiston? Why should owners and occupants of rental housing have to pay more toward that department — more than owner-occupied housing? At a […]
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Shame on the Sun Journal
It is just wrong to purposely shame men accused of engaging prostitutes by printing their mug shots (Sept. 7 and 8). That’s a Class C offense at its worst, with a $1,000 fine. They were already shamed enough with the arrest and the aftermath in itself. Printing their mug shots was a self-appointed moralistic judgment […]