There has been another Trump administration casualty; another career of an intelligent human being disrupted. Whom should we believe: Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or President Trump? Whom will we believe if we lose a friend, a parent or a child to the coronavirus? Trump describes Dr. […]

Ken Morse is a candidate for the Maine House in District 71. He grew up on an apple orchard in Waterford. After completing his education, he worked in the orchard and helped build houses and barns. Later, he started and ran his own business, Grassroots Graphics. He has been involved in community organizing for his […]

Why do people always blame President Trump when things go wrong? Everybody should take responsibility to not waste money on frivolities, illicit drugs, smoking, boozing, gambling, etc., and pay bills they owe. Hospital administrators should see to it that their hospitals have the equipment needed for emergencies — before they happen. When every business is […]

Who would ever thought that a microscopic virus could set the world economy and so many lives into such an unthinkable dilemma? With definite offshoots, our economies are based on manufacturing and agriculture. Watching “60 Minutes” recently, the plight of the small farmer bothered me while the large farm conglomerates qualified for government subsidies, as […]

I am excited that Katey Branch is running to represent District 19 in the Maine Senate. Her listening skills and openness to diverse points of view will be the perfect balm for loosening that gridlocked legislative body. During the 20 years I have known Branch, I have witnessed her intuitive leadership skills on numerous occasions. […]

I am proud to support my friend Gabe Perkins in his run for the Maine Senate this November. A fifth-generation Bethel resident, Perkins has been an integral part of his Western Maine community. He is the executive director of the nonprofit Mahoosuc Pathways that has developed the Bethel Village, Bacon Hill and Rumford PACT trails […]

Maine Senate District 20 is lucky to have Ned Claxton as its senator. Spending his working years as a family doctor prepared him to understand the effects of COVID-19 on the people who get it and the medical system that is our defense against it. Having him in Maine government now, when Gov. Janet Mills’ […]

According to an article “States That Spend the Most and Least on Welfare” appearing on GOBankingRates.com, Maine spends $2,530 per capita with a total public welfare expenditure of $3.38 billion annually. I cannot locate the number of people in Maine who are not on welfare; nor can I locate the number of people on welfare […]

I was pleased to see the article in the Sun Journal Wednesday, April 29, regarding the current effort to reclassify portions of the the Androscoggin River from Class C to Class B. While many individuals and organizations have been influential in the river’s cleanup, I would like to recognize John Nutting for his significant efforts […]

Let’s play a little mind game. Suppose the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. had been concentrated just in Maine. The 1.3 million confirmed cases would mean every man, woman and child in the state would have had the disease. The virus would have killed every citizen in Auburn, Lewiston and Turner. (I wonder who will […]