Julie McCabe is no stranger on the scene of public service; she has a lot to offer. She’s a Bates College graduate, high school teacher, mom, wife, and has many other roles. I met Julie in the spring after I decided to step down from my long service in the Legislature. I couldn’t be happier […]

My thanks to Robert Reed for expressing what many of us are thinking (“Reasons behind voting ‘no’ on Lewiston school budget,” July 13). Cutting teachers out of the budget was … what can I say? You cannot educate students without teachers who are trying their best to do the job with the resources they have. […]

Some great economic news that seems to be getting a bit lost in the shuffle is the drop last month in consumer prices. This highlights the impressive progress that has been made in bringing inflation down from its 9% high two years ago to its current 3% low. And it’s just one metric of a […]

In the article “To everything there is a season” (Sun Journal, July 21), scholars are mentioned as giving the following reasons for the dwindling of American churches, although the same holds true for churches in Western Europe: “scandal, conflict, mobility, indifference, lower birth rates, members shifting to a church they like better.” Not mentioned, oddly, […]

I have had the pleasure of driving Dan Campbell while he has been canvassing Auburn residents in support of his candidacy for representing Auburn in the next Legislature. What strikes me the most about Dan is how, after visiting most homes, he comes back to the car and describes the concerns and ideas he’s just […]