I have had the privilege of acting as a volunteer poll watcher. I am impressed by the work of all I saw. Voters with physical disabilities work hard to vote in person. I saw community members assisting new voters. It is democracy in action. Municipal clerks and their poll workers have been working hard since […]

I am writing in response to the letter from Lindie LeClair in the Sun Journal on Sept. 26. I find the people of Minot very friendly. Since this COVID-19 shutdown in March we just wave to each other. But before this shutdown how much did her or her mom participate in any activities in Minot? […]

Last week, incarcerated people at Androscoggin County Jail took part in a hunger strike to protest their unsafe conditions and demand the implementation of COVID-19 testing. Eight months into this global pandemic, our correctional leaders have clearly failed to protect those in their custody from this potentially fatal virus. Why were incarcerated people not getting […]

Our dog recently stepped into a spring trap. The trap was on a well-used walking trail, which was not posted as “private.” The dog was on a leash and not off the trail. We ourselves could have put a foot into the trap. We are hoping that trappers will mark their devices in areas where […]

I am writing to recommend the election of John Morrison to represent the city of Lewiston in the state Legislature. I have worked in the Lewiston/Auburn business community for over 30 years and have come to know Mr. Morrison as a business person and family man. Mr. Morrison has a reputation for being an honest […]

The average age of the world’s greatest civilization from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequences; from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency […]

I encourage you to join me in voting for Misty Coolidge, Maine House District 65 (New Gloucester and part of Poland). Misty is one of the kindest people I know, someone who will do anything for someone in need. She is a true Mainer. She listens. She’s independent. She cares. I don’t think anyone would […]

Once again as in Robert Frost’s poem, we find ourselves at a “fork in the road.” We decidedly took the wrong path in 2016 and got saddled with a weird combination of carnival barker, snake oil salesman and a flimflam man — the most unqualified person for the office of president of these United States, […]

I’m pleased to support Misty Coolidge for House District 65. A dynamic entrepreneur, she understands all too well the challenges of running a successful small business. Her sincerity and can-do attitude will help us all move on from these difficult times. We are fortunate to have her as a candidate. Ben DeTroy, New Gloucester

I would like to say a word or two about the virtues of playing in the mud. When I was young and got under my mother’s skin, she would say to me, “Get out of my face and go play in the mud.” Please, parents, don’t stop encouraging your children to go outside and play […]