The Sun Journal on June 6 published the Associated Press article “Amount of warming triggering CO2 in air hits new peak, growing at rapid rate.” I believe the increasing global warming that scientists are warning the human race about is true, as I believed the high blood pressure that my science-educated physician warned me about […]

I want to highlight my support of the library bond article (Article 24) for voting on Tuesday, June 13, in Poland. Last year we supported a $850,000 bond blessing as a town. As we get into design and rising costs it is likely to cost $1.4 million. So $550,000 is the change. This is our […]

Like many of my fellow Mainers, I have experienced times when I’ve needed to take an extended amount of time off from work. In my case it was due to injuries, but it could also be because of an illness, welcoming a new child, or taking care of a sick relative. In these difficult circumstances […]

As a Maine resident, I write in opposition to the late-term abortion bill, L.D. 1619. The bill would allow abortion at any time in pregnancy, even until birth (even though Maine’s current law already allows abortion past the age of viability), with a qualified medical professional’s approval. It would also decriminalize abortions done by someone […]

I don’t think guns should be in school, especially on teachers, an issue under consideration before the Maine Legislature. It’s unsafe and unneeded. Why bring the problem into school? Arming teachers is like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet hole. It’s just treating the symptoms and not the sickness. Most shootings are with guns that […]