WASHINGTON — If you want to understand why Donald Trump is president today (and why he could very well win a second term), look to the Democrats’ hysterical response to two of Trump’s major foreign policy achievements over the past week. Last Thursday, the president traveled to Joint Base Andrews to greet three American hostages […]
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Golden champions veterans' issues
Congressman Bruce Poliquin does not properly represent my district. He sides with Wall Street and other corporate cronies and refuses to meet with his constituents. He has voted for terrible budgets that cut health care coverage for millions (including children) and threaten Social Security. Fortunately, there is a candidate who can beat Poliquin and represent […]
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Maine-ly Harmony women's barbershoppers install officers
AUGUSTA — Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus recently installed its officers. Serving the chorus are president, Cathy Anderson, Jefferson; vice president, BJ Sylvester-Pellett, Winthrop; secretary, Candace Pepin, Augusta; treasurer, Janet Dunham, Belgrade; and members-at-large, Barbara Combs, Topsham and LouAnn Mossler, South China. Directed by Kathy Greason of Brunswick, the chorus members welcome singers to their […]
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John Thomas Tardif
KITTERY POINT — John T. Tardif, 65, of Kittery Point and Sabattus died Monday, May 14. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 28, 1952, the son of Sylvia (Riley) Tardif of Auburn and the late V. John Tardif Jr. Raised in Lewiston, he graduated from Lewiston High School with the Class of 1970. He went […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, May 18
BILODEAU — Claudette B., 78, of Lewiston died Sunday, May 13, in Lewiston. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Upper Church of Saints Peter and Paul Basilica, followed by entombment at St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu […]
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Donald Trump's Jerusalem triumph
In the second century A.D., Jewish rebels who had stunned the Romans and liberated a portion of Judea overstruck imperial coins with images and a message of their own, “Year One of the Redemption of Jerusalem.” The Roman emperor Hadrian had planted the seeds for the rebellion with his ambitions to remake Jerusalem, including the […]
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Voter Information Table for Lewiston residents at City Hall
LEWISTON — Lewiston residents may stop by the second floor of City Hall to pick up helpful literature regarding the upcoming June 12 state primary election. The city clerk’s office has established a Voter Information Table to provide residents with information on ranked choice voting. Handouts include sample ballots for both parties; basic information from […]
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Still remember Ethan
This is in response to a Sun Journal front page feature story, “‘Ghost bike’ to honor teen 20 years after hit-and-run death” (May 13). When Ethan was killed by a drunk driver in May 1998, I was a freshman at Edward Little High School and good friends with his older sister, Anna. In the article, […]
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Acts of kindness can really make a difference
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to thank Dr. Scott Bernardy and his staff at Riverview Dental in Auburn for the wonderful care I was given on May 11 on Have a Heart Day, which they hold each year. They made me feel like my own family was taking care of me as they examined my […]
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An end to student debt?
I write in response to a Sun Journal story (May 12) about Bates students protesting about student debt. Their call for an end to student debt is hard to understand or accept. I was disappointed in both the shallowness of their thoughts and the limits of the article. A college education is a commodity to […]