This is in response to Mary Jane Newell’s letter, “Bottom line: Elect Republicans” (Aug. 16). Through crocodile tears, Newell laments the slings and arrows suffered by insults foisted upon her — such as bigot, nationalist, white supremacist, racist, fascist, generally-not-nice-person. And she is correct to call them out as ludicrous. Those words carry serious consequences […]

I write in response to a story in the Sun Journal (Aug. 17). With all due respect,  if the situation of racism at Edward Little High School is so out of hand, it was a newsworthy story for the Boston Globe to quote Auburn School Superintendent Katy Grondin, “There is room for improvement.” If Grondin […]

I would like to counter Joe Voisine’s facts regarding gun violence in his letter, “Why does the NRA get to decide?” (Aug. 15). The National Rifle Association doesn’t decide what gun laws get passed, the American voters do. Using the 221 million adults eligible to vote, as stated in his letter, a 2017 study conducted […]

Lewiston streets are in terrible shape. I have an idea that could be a win-win for both the city and the taxpayers. First, put buying new trucks and equipment on hold for a couple years. From what I have been told, there are brand new trucks sitting at Lewiston Public Works not being used. I […]

Marc Thiessen’s column (Sun Journal, July 19) notes that USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or NAFTA.2) will bring auto jobs back to America. The column states the agreement includes provisions that “requires between 40% and 45%  of each vehicle be produced by workers earning a minimum of $16 per hour,” including the right to strike; “the […]

The outcry of the socialist liberal and the media like CNN, MSNBC are out of control. The rising hatred and blaming the president for the shooting is crazy. Mental illness is a big problem in America, not guns. The socialist, far-left liberals, like all the congresswomen and men like Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders calling […]

On behalf of many of Maine sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors, I would like to send kudos to Senators Susan Collins and Angus King following their recent announcement that Franklin, Oxford and Cumberland Counties will receive $9 million in Head Start funding. As a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, I know this funding […]

This letter is in response to Carolyn Davis’ letter Aug. 6, 2019. President Trump is not the one that wants to divide this country. It is the radical left that is trying to destroy this country. It has been a known fact for many years that Baltimore has been plagued with drugs and rats. In […]

Here’s the second installment of what loyal Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson viewers on Fox (Carlson actually called claims of rising white supremacy a “hoax” despite FBI statistics to the contrary) aren’t hearing. Conservative columnist Russ Douthat cites Trump’s “obvious moral vacuum, the profound spiritual black hole, that lies beneath his persona and career.” That […]

I wanted to take a moment to applaud Gov. Janet Mills for her bold and firm stance to address the climate crisis surrounding us. The governor recently signed the “Act to Promote Clean Energy Jobs and to Establish the Maine Climate Council.” The legislation finally acknowledges climate change is an issue that must be urgently […]