We need to look closely at the Central Maine Power corridor project. We need to use our own resources. Water power has been the reason we’ve had all the mills and other industries that fueled our growth. The dams have been on our rivers for generations, and the environment has adapted. We don’t want bull […]

The roots of democracy are the existence and acceptance of differing opinions. No one in their right mind wants only one view to prevail over all. Our nation has survived for 250 years living by this rule. Even though the president-elect is an “old white man,” that thinking no longer prevails. I do not want […]

The last time we had an invasion of the Capitol was during the War of 1812, when the British attacked. England’s leader, King George III, also known as “Mad King George,” likely had lead poisoning and was probably brain-damaged by then. In 2021, the Capitol was invaded by a horde of barbarians, the enemy within, […]

I write in response to Mark Laflamme’s Jan. 7 assessment of the “mixed” reaction to the violence unleashed on Capitol Hill, in an attempt to preempt the certification of Joe Biden as the next United States president. While Laflamme acknowledged that many local people found it “unsettling,” he gave pride of place to the view […]

Trumpery. The first Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of trumpery is “worthless nonsense.” What an apt characterization of the rhetoric of our current president since November, when the people of the United States elected Joe Biden to replace him. Similarly, the dictionary defines the verb “trump up” as “to concoct especially with intent to deceive,” and also […]

Judith Meyer, in her Jan. 7 editorial, misses the vital truths we must learn if we are to survive as a democracy. Blaming harsh political discourse for Jan. 6’s insurrection on the Capitol might seem fair minded and kind, but it totally misses the point and meaning of this historical moment. One man and one […]

Thank you to Judith Meyer for her Jan. 6 condemnation of the violent attacks against our democracy. Thanks, too, for the Sun Journal’s consistent reporting on the election, including stories that show how former Attorney General Barr, the Supreme Court, and many other state and federal judges have dismissed Trump’s unfounded claims of massive voter […]

The events of Jan. 6 exemplified the magnitude of distrust in this country. Among the many lines of division, the controversy over November’s presidential election remains front and center. If there’s any chance of reaching common ground, restoring faith begins at home. America’s national elections are conducted on a local level, and are supervised by […]

I mean, how was I to know that if I gave him the gasoline, empty bottles, rags and matches that he asked for, that he would burn down my house and not just my neighbors? I mean, how would I have known? I couldn’t have, could I? Scott Roberts, Livermore Falls

For the past five years Donald Trump has preached bigotry and violence against those who don’t agree with him. He has continued this speech since taking office. On Jan. 6, he incited terrorism and insurrection as he spoke to his supporters for two hours, with the result of them taking over and damaging the Capitol. […]