I am so embarrassed to have my governor argue with the president of the United States in front of the whole nation and world. How awful for our young generation to see such disrespect from her. I believe that no science or operations can change a person’s chromosomes. People are who they are when they […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Marty Thorne: Many reasons to fear deportation to Venezuela
I write regarding the article “Skowhegan mom, daughter fear deportation” (Feb. 23). Nicolás Maduro became president of Venezuela with 51% of the vote. The election was contested as fraud, but the Supreme Court of Venezuela ruled it legitimate. The result was challenged by Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France and the U.S., who deemed […]
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Gail Beaucage: ‘We need to restore sanity to our country’
When are people going to stand up to President Trump and Elon Musk and demand they stop the total destruction of our government? Trump was amusing last summer at his rallies, but who is laughing now? He is dismantling our government agencies, and the next time someone needs to contact one of them — good […]
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Jacynthe Jacques: Rep. Libby’s spotlight on student was unkind
In a world where one can be anything, be kind. We often tell young people this precept, yet many of us adults don’t follow it. When Rep. Laurel Libby chose to put a spotlight on a single student, I think most of us felt not only how unkind but also how inappropriate and dangerous that […]
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Norm Gellatly: Teachers work hard, need receptive students
As the tennis teaching pro at Central Maine Tennis center (now the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn Campus) in the 1970s, I felt privileged to instruct hundreds of aspiring players. Virtually everyone was an enthusiastic, willing learner — lucky me. Time passed, and one day a teenage boy came for his first lesson. Nothing seemed […]
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Susan Dorman: Sen. King should consider run for president
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
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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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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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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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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. […]