Terence McManus asked, in his letter to the editor, (Sun Journal, June 7) to add context to the protests around the killing of George Floyd. The problem is that he really doesn’t understand context. So, as a SOP to his reasonableness, he states in his opening sentence that it was an “… inexcusable killing …” […]

It is with sadness I announce the cancellation of the Auburn Community Concert Band’s long-established outdoor concert series at Festival Plaza in Auburn, due to the current social restrictions related to COVID-19. This will be the first summer in 39 years the band has not presented weekly, free, Wednesday evening performances in downtown Auburn. On […]

The recent spectacle by the president in front of St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C., brings to mind a passage in the novel “Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott. The heroine, Rebecca, who has been kidnapped by Brian de Bois-Guilbert and taken to the castle of the Knights Templar (a Christian order of knights and financiers), […]

I really appreciated that the Sun Journal Maine’s 200th column, On This Date on June 6, primarily focused on Charles Norman Shay. What a remarkable man, clearly at the right place at the right time. I first noticed the touching photo of him on page 1 accompanying the story about D-Day. I was pleased to […]

During the recent days, we have all seen and heard about the horrible death of a black man at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The problem should have been appropriately handled by the city of Minneapolis and its police force. It was not. It appeared to me that an ethnic arousal […]

During the past several years, the internet has become a part of our daily work, learning and social interactions. Schools quickly saw the advantages of being able to connect students with a broader range of resources through digital learning. Former Gov. Angus King championed the development of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which provided every […]

Watching the eulogy for George Floyd delivered by the Pastor Al Sharpton recently, I was especially struck by something he said: “When I saw more whites than blacks in some streets around the world, walking in protest over the death of George Floyd, I knew we had reached a different season …” How lovely it […]

I am writing in support of Jen Blastow’s campaign for District 72 of the Maine House of Representatives. Blastow and I worked together at Grassroots Graphics in Norway. She was a great worker and added intelligence and humor to the shop. She moved on to become a nurse practitioner and now works at Western Maine […]

Permit me to add a touch of context about the riots sweeping the country over the inexcusable killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Inevitably, the legitimate, peaceful protesting occurs while the sun is still up. Then the sun goes down, making it much more difficult to identify people and thus begins the almost ritual burning […]

President Trump had peaceful protestors gassed in front of the White House so he could walk across the street and have a photo op in front of the Episcopal church with a Bible held aloft in his hand. This is the same president who literally embraced an American flag at a CPAC gathering. I presume […]