President Joe Biden is just a puppet, with former President Obama pulling the strings. This fits Obama’s socialist agenda to a tee. The Democrats are cutting off their nose in spite of their face. Does American have a conscience anymore? Are we so wrapped up in a “if it feels good, do it” mentality that […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
In rebuttal: Michael Boom: ‘One life lost’ to COVID is one too many
This letter is in rebuttal to a rebuttal that ran in the Jan. 6 Sun Journal: “Michael LeBlanc: Death tapping, not pounding, at door.” It is necessary to remind people one life lost is one life too many. Statistics mean nothing to me when people are dying, so any attempt to stifle my voice will […]
Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Maskless commissioners show failed leadership
At a time when elected officials have a responsibility to model good public health practices, I am disgusted by the decision of four Androscoggin County commissioners to refuse to wear masks during their meetings, as the Sun Journal reported Jan. 21. Their selfish behavior endangers their colleagues and members of the public who wish to […]
Fred Brodeur: Democracy works well in Auburn
On behalf of the Auburn City Democratic Committee, we wish to publicly thank Susan Clements-Dallaire, the Auburn city clerk, and Liz Allen, of the city manager’s staff — as well as all the staff, including election workers — who worked on the 2020 November election in any way. We appreciate the amazing effort that was […]
In rebuttal: Bitsy Ionta: Nine worst things Trump did in 2020
In the Jan. 3 Sun Journal, columnist Marc Thiessen wrote a list of the 10 worst things President Trump did in 2020. Here’s my list of the nine worst things he does on any given day, usually every day: 1) His lips start moving, which means one thing: he’s lying, again. 2) He fires someone, […]
William LaRochelle: Trump shows contempt for followers, soldiers
The sickening irony is that “the people Trump despises most, love him the most . . . the Trump voter who idolizes the guy, he despises,” according to entertainment personality Howard Stern, who’s known the man familiarly for decades. Others have said the same. I thought of Stern’s words when reading the Jan. 15 article […]
Rob Graham: No comparison between Jan. 6 rioters, 1760s patriots
A look at history could provide a strong case for debunking the idea that the recent rioters/protesters at the Capitol are to be compared to “patriots” of the revolutionary era. The Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act of 1765, and the Townshend Act of 1767 were real, actual, and undeniable. […]
Mary Jones: Trump’s impeachment won’t bring healing
The power of the word for good and evil cannot be underestimated, but only when the words are sincere. Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. are the most notable examples of successful non-violent defiance of a government that’s failed its people. The platitudes from Democrat leaders about reconciliation and healing are far […]
Dr. Louis Talarico, II: Gauvin, Trump should both be fired
Maine Capitol Police Chief Russ Gauvin apologizing and removing his personal social media postings in which he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, questioning the results of the November presidential election, mocking the use of mask-wearing as a way of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggesting that the public being advised by the CDC and […]
George Howitt: U.S. must accept legitimacy of election
Let us make no mistake about it: President Donald Trump is responsible for inciting the evil in his lunatic fringe that morphed into a mob that assaulted the citadel of democracy around the world. Trump has been impeached, and he must be convicted. He must be relegated to the ash heap of history. The Republican […]