Political satire has its place … and its limits. So Dave Granlund’s recent cartoon about the history of Time magazine’s “Person of Year” recipients radically exceeded those limits, in that it surrounded President-elect Donald Trump, this year’s recipient, with some of history’s most notorious mass murderers and dictators. There were plenty of other recipients Granlund […]

Are people tired of speeding and reckless driving in their town? One reason these issues persist is the increasing restrictions placed on police officers when it comes to pulling over drivers. Frivolous lawsuits, accusations of profiling, and claims of harassment have created barriers that discourage officers from enforcing traffic laws. Our attorney general should stand […]

Laurel Libby was on Dec. 14’s front page (“Maine sued over new voter-approved campaign finance limits“) for supporting a move to overturn a law backed by a strong majority of Maine’s voters (some 600,000) to outlaw contributions of more than $5,000 to political causes. Clearly, this shows a valuation of money’s terrible dominance in politics. […]

Anyone wondering why this country is more divided than even the misbegotten America First days before World War II should read Rich Hatch’s letter (“Blame lack of role models and no societal standards,” Nov. 30). He says liberals are “hypocrites for belittling anyone who doesn’t believe what they tell them to believe.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump […]

Regarding Donald Trump’s bragging about raising tariffs on goods coming into this country: if other countries have to pay high tariffs, then they will raise their prices for American consumers. Regarding “government waste” and the need for cuts in in our Social Security: people’s taxes don’t pay for social security. Retirees are paid through all […]

Here are some qualifications for the new administration. First is the agility to bow slowly from the waist, while wearing a silly grin and nodding one’s head vigorously to every inane suggestion. Second, knowledge or expertise is not required, just absolute loyalty to the chosen one. Third, the ability to disregard all learned ethics and […]

I am writing to bring attention to important legislation pending in the U.S. Senate that directly impacts public employees, including firefighters, teachers and state workers. The Social Security Fairness Act (S. 597) aims to eliminate the unfair penalties imposed on public workers by the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. These provisions significantly […]

I recently read where Vietnam approved $67 billion for a high-speed railway system. We had good roads under President Eisenhower, but since then not much has been done to improve transportation. Maybe President-elect Donald Trump will have a high-speed system by next Christmas (I doubt it, though). We need the system to get our high […]

I want to thank Sun Journal reporter Frida Zeinali for her very informative article, “Reaching a breaking point” (Nov. 24). The behavior described in this article has existed in Lewiston schools for the past 30 years. It’s time for Lewiston state legislators to step up to the plate. School teachers, administrators and staff cannot continue […]

I think I’ve got things figured. The Democrats have called Donald Trump “Hitler,” and they’ve engaged in lawfare. Have the CIA and FBI been on the level? How about those two assassination attempts? How come we don’t know that much about the gunmen? I think that Trump recently has done what government workers dread most. […]