At its May 17 meeting the Lewiston City Council approved a water rate increase of 23%, 7-0. This is a drastic increase in a very trying time. The only information provided to the public was a one-page blue sheet of paper from Public Works. Very little information was provided as to the great need for […]

When I was 16, many years ago, I used to babysit my neighbor’s children. One evening their 5-year-old son pointed a revolver at me. I managed to coax him to give me the gun. To him it was a toy. When I told his parents, they were shocked. They thought it had been locked in […]

“Prosecutor finds deputies justified in shooting Black man,” a headline in May 19’s Sun Journal reads. “… (b)ecause he struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle,” the article states. Did we really think they would be found guilty […]

Regarding genetically modified plants designed to absorb more carbon (“One Woman’s Quest to Save the Planet with Plants,” May 16): do we really hope that technology is going to save us from the ravages of technology? We seem to be looking more to ourselves than to the creation we were born into for solutions to […]

I came to America when I was 3 years old, and throughout my adolescence my mother went out of her way to make sure I never had to think about dental care. She put so much time, effort, and work into making sure I received that care. Once I hit 21, I went to the […]

Seeing what is going on at Bates College by students requesting to defund Bates security, I would be curious to find out what a poll of previous graduates would have to say about it. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in retrospect, they felt safe, secure and well-protected during their time at Bates. John Reeder, Lewiston

I am a person in long-term recovery, celebrating five years. I am a mother of two young children. I am a full-time student at the University of Southern Maine, graduating this year with my bachelor’s and planning to get my master’s. I work two jobs, including as a certified alcohol and drug counselor. I see […]

What is wrong with U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy? Why wouldn’t he want to know what went wrong with that very disturbing and violent attack on the foundation of our democracy? Maybe it’s the conversation he had with the former president that he doesn’t want repeated. We had the 9/11 Commission that investigated foreign terrorists, but […]

There will be a special election Tuesday, May 25, to approve the Lewiston school budget that was developed by our School Committee and approved by our City Council. Members of both groups have spent countless hours researching, reviewing, and discussing this budget, but Maine law requires a citywide vote for its final approval. Unfortunately, this […]