President Biden talks one way and does the opposite. His speeches spoke of unity. In his first day in office he immediately canceled 15 executive orders made by President Trump. Did he think of these all by himself? What kind of unity is encouraged by these sledgehammer actions? No discussion on what is good for […]

Why isn’t there any site being prepared to administer COVID vaccinations in the Lewiston-Auburn area? My friends have gotten appointments in Waterville, and news stories have shown others going to Greenville. A mass vaccination center is opening in Bangor on Tuesday, one is being set up in Scarborough, and others are proposed for Brunswick Landing […]

I commend the Lewiston School Committee and Superintendent Jake Langlais for their decision to add two holidays to the school calendar to mark the Muslim holiday known as Eid.  If we are going to honor religious holidays for Christians and Jews, we should for Muslims.  Back when serving as mayor, I was invited to attend […]

As a local heath care worker, I can personally attest to the devastating effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our society in general, our elderly population, and economy in particular. Health care facilities are struggling to meet basic staffing needs of all shifts, thus I was astounded to read that elected officials in both […]

In his rebuttal letter of Jan. 29 regarding my urging eliminating the Electoral College, in part on the basis of its racial legacy, Robert Casimiro wrote: [in the formation of the Electoral College] “There was no mention of slavery, as asserted by the writer…” Yet there was de facto if not overt discussion of it, […]

Despite promising to better the lives of Americans through tax reforms and military adventurism, the legislators responsible have in fact made life in America less comfortable for the majority of us. They have committed more than $14 trillion in debt spending to these initiatives since 2002,  leaving us with little to show for it. The […]

Maine has a troubling number of new COVID-19 cases daily. Residents are struggling to put food on the table, educate children, keep family members safe, and just come out on the other side of the pandemic intact. Life as we knew it is a thing of the past. Neighbors are now afraid to help neighbors. […]

The Sun Journal’s Jan. 24 article about the online opportunities that School Administrative District 52 Adult Education is providing to brighten the lives of folks during the pandemic was a highlight of that issue. My years in adult education in SAD 44 and at the Maine Adult Education Association covered the introduction of technology and […]

Why does it happen, if you disagree with what someone says, that a campaign of hate rises up? I thought we wanted to eradicate hate. Censorship has become the new norm. We as Americans took pride in the freedom of free speech. I am not promoting taking matters in your own hands and to encourage […]

It seems all I see in the paper as of late is putting up mass sites for the coronavirus vaccine. Now they want to put one at the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue, but where are the vaccines? Our new president, Joe Biden, said 1 million a day for 100 days. Well, as far as […]