Judith Meyer

Sun Journal

Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.

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Published
August 12, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Rot at the heart of college sports

Big money so dazzled the chairman of the University of Oregon Board of Trustees that he didn’t even interrupt his golf game while holding a Zoom meeting to OK the shift to the Big 10.
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August 12, 2023

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, Aug. 12
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August 12, 2023

Austin Bay: The Biden administration’s destruction of American soft power

To salvage U.S. soft power as well as the rule of law, Joe and Hunter Biden both need to go to prison.
Published
August 11, 2023

Stan Tetenman: We must end the culture war on climate change

Unfortunately, there are many people, it seems primarily conservative Republicans, who do not believe the climate is affected by human activity and choices. They make the active choice not to do anything to cut greenhouse emissions partly because of their claim of the cost. Yet they seem not to care or have a problem with […]
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August 11, 2023

Froma Harrop: The Kennedy story was never that hot

When Ted Kennedy was asked why he wanted to stop a clean-energy project in Nantucket Sound, he gave a Louis XIV answer: “Don’t you know that I sail in those waters?”
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August 11, 2023

Editorial cartoon for Friday, Aug. 11
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August 11, 2023

Dale Crafts: Congress should keep working on permitting reform

Our nation’s permitting process has become far too inefficient, leading to massive delays that threaten the viability of critical infrastructure projects in Maine and throughout the country. While Congress has made some progress to reform the permitting process this year, there is still more work to do.The delays created by the permitting process prevent shovel-ready projects from moving forward, while also increasing […]
Published
August 10, 2023

Richard Whiting running for reelection to Auburn City Council, Ward 1

Whiting said he continues to closely monitor Lake Auburn watershed protection issues, and considers it his most important obligation, as all of Lake Auburn lies within Ward 1.
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August 10, 2023

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Aug. 10
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August 10, 2023

Dan Bilodeau: Levesque is the progressive leadership Auburn wants and needs

Mayor Jason Levesque’s efforts are making Auburn better for everyone. His policy initiatives have addressed concerns about housing availability in existing neighborhoods, taxes, balancing rural housing and resource protection, as well as environmental concerns around Lake Auburn. These efforts mirror progressive actions taken around the nation and world, and have led to both national attention […]