Having been governor of Maine, Sen. Angus King has executive experience and is very familiar with legislation and representation from his years as an independent in Congress. Given our current political situation, might he consider running for president at the head of a new “Independent Party”? Something to consider. Susan Dorman, Bethel
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Cal Thomas: A ‘constitutional crisis’?
If there is one, Democrats should know because they are to blame for it. That’s because their party, since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, has been violating the boundaries and restrictions on government set forth in our founding document.
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Linda Macgregor: Maine’s leaders must keep democracy safe and sound
Many Mainers — many Americans — are too busy just getting by to catch on to our nation’s terrible truth: the truth is I think President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s actions to cut government waste and spending are not only illegal — some dangerous, many sloppy — but are also deliberate moves to the […]
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Patricia Fogg: Democracy or autocracy: Only one can win
Jan. 6, 2021, defined as an attempted coup, was a violent disruption of a legitimate congressional function. It failed then, but the present dismantling of government offices, destroying their legitimate functions, jeopardizing the safety and welfare of Americans is a coup from within. The question: what will follow this government seizure? There is a recognizable […]
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Sen. Bruce Bickford: Solar subsidies need to be scaled back
When the Legislature first passed Maine’s current Net Energy Billing policies in 2019, the intent was to spur solar development. The actual subsidies were tied to natural gas rates and rose too high, too fast when the price of natural gas spiked. Adding to these costs is the fact that out-of-state investors noticed that the […]
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Jan Bordeau: Rep. Libby should apologize to transgender athlete
I thank Gov. Janet Mills and Rep. Ryan Fecteau for standing up to the bully who is threatening to withhold funding to our schools and for abiding by our state and federal laws despite his threats. And I thank Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools Superintendent Jeffrey Porter for supporting all his students equally. And shame on Rep. […]
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Vickie Rogers: Hope that the Sun Journal can keep it up
I’ve been very pleased with the Sun Journal’s political reporting on the election and the escapades going on since then. Some of us don’t get our news from social media. I was delighted about Matthew Peinado’s story. I was an art teacher myself, with totally individualized programs. Your Feb. 15 — Saturday-Sunday — paper was […]
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Kevin Landry: Rep. Libby speaks truth, exposes hypocrisy
I applaud Rep. Laurel Libby’s posting of an image of a biological male athlete who won first place in the girls’ pole-vaulting competition. I have nothing against transgender people, but allowing biological males to compete in female sports is not only wrong but discriminatory against girl athletes. Rep. Jared Golden has chimed in, saying, “I […]
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Clarence Page: Voter’s remorse? Not much, but give it time
The problem I have with the Trump administration’s reductions in force is the manner in which they have been carried out, which is too fast, too indiscriminate and utterly lacking accountability or oversight, not to mention the question of legal authority.