As a lifelong Mainer I have learned that snow should be expected in April, especially early April. That is why I cannot understand the wisdom in sweeping sidewalks or streets before at least April 15. Once again I have experienced sidewalk sweepers going out in March to be followed by snowstorms that require plowing/sanding. As […]

It’s easy to feel paralyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended our way of life and threatened the health and safety of our communities. It serves as a powerful reminder of what can happen when our government officials fail to listen to top experts and scientists. With the 50th celebration of Earth Day recently, […]

Why does Central Maine Power find it necessary to spend millions on television and newspaper ads to tell the public how they are keeping the power on, etc., and millions more on contracts for a project that may or may not happen? The company seems to ask for rate increases every time you turn around […]

I write in response after reading about the three anglers who spent the night in their vehicle after getting stuck on the Lincoln Pond Road in Parkertown Township (Sun Journal, April 17). No doubt they traveled on the packed-down snow on the road which was a result after a season of snowmobile travel, then they […]

I write in response to the Sun Journal front page photo and story (April 21) about candidate Adrienne Bennett’s at-home virtual protest of Maine’s closed businesses. Spoken like a real want-to-be politician — I’ll support you from the safety of my house, so go ahead and protest. How bad can it be? Richard Hussey, Lewison

A few short weeks ago, all of us had to deal with the very harsh reality that our carefully planned spring semesters were not going to happen. Instead, we would have to deal with invisible foes: remote learning and an uncertain future. I am pleased to say that, thanks to our forward-thinking staff and enthusiastic […]

Maine’s primary election has been re-scheduled for July 14, which also raises questions about the Nov. 2 general election. That uncertainty has given politicians at the national level the opportunity to propose voting by mail-in ballots. One of those, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stated in a Breitbart article that “vote-by-mail is an ‘essential’ part […]

Public service Installment No. 7 on what Fox viewers haven’t been told, or what they’ve heard as distorted propaganda, starts with a deadly serious matter. What Fox commentators compared to the seasonal flu is actually the worst pandemic in a century, killing tens of thousands and threatening to wreck the economy. Non-Fox viewers wouldn’t have […]

The U.S. Constitution grants public health powers to the states, yet the states have no adequate precedence to navigate COVID-19. Officials, under pressure to prevent community transmission, are at odds with a skeptical population that is  concerned that these compulsory powers are not the least restrictive means and issued without clean, convincing evidence. Maine’s representation […]

With nearly every school closed in Maine, countless children and teens are home for an indefinite amount of time. As parents, we’re prioritizing keeping our kids safe from the effects and spread of COVID-19, but we also must prioritize keeping them safe in our own homes. An estimated 4.6 million children in the U.S. live […]