On Wednesday, April 15, I was sitting at home, thinking of the more than 29,000 lives lost during the current pandemic and how it equates to the lives lost during the Vietnam War. During the more than a decade of that war, more than 58,000 lives were lost. We have now lost half that many […]

As a member of the board of the First Universalist Church of Auburn (Unitarian-Universalist), I want to share the gratitude that members of the church wish to express to all the essential workers in the Lewiston/Auburn and surrounding area communities for working so hard to help people survive in this terrible time. We have never […]

On March 29, Maine planned to recognize Vietnam War Veterans Day in Augusta. Commemorating the 50 years that have passed since this war, the event was meant to honor the veterans not properly thanked for their service decades ago. Like many events, this tribute was postponed due to COVID-19. I’d like to thank those veterans […]

In a way, I was sorry to see Bernie Sanders go. At least he was somewhat coherent and thoughtful. They said he was a socialist and that his programs would be too expensive. But that’s unfair, isn’t it? All the Fed had to do was press a button and all would have been forgiven. Compared […]

This is in regards to Elliot Epstein’s column, ” … Bernie avoids a train wreck” (April 11). As an early Bernie Sanders follower, contributor and bumper sticker wearer, I couldn’t agree more with Epstein’s analysis of Sanders’ recent withdrawal. We pre-boomers, who followed the candidate in 2016, started to gasp at the plateful of giveaways […]

In response to Elliot Epstein’s column (April 12) expressing his relief that Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign and pitting Sanders’ supporters under age 45 against Baby Boomers (like myself), here are some thoughts: The math that Epstein excoriated Sanders for clearly shows that there is no longer a profit for insurance companies to grab […]

I goofed. In 2016, I voted for Donald Trump. With deep regret, I bought into his spiel. Who wants a liar to be this nation’s leader? It has been reported that Trump has told more than 20,000 lies. I eventually turned to Joe Biden. No more. In my humble opinion, the person for the job […]

It saddened me to see Elliott Epstein devote so much energy and column space to bashing Bernie Sanders and his now suspended presidential campaign. I am a Baby Boomer and an ardent supporter of Sanders. I tire of the baiting rhetoric of “radical!” “socialist!” “train wreck!” Anyone living in the United States during this pandemic, […]

This is in response to Beverly Johnson’s letter to the editor, “No need for disruptive columnists” (April 7). I thought one of the responsibilities of the Sun Journal was to post various opinions in its paper. I read things in the paper or see things on the news that I either disagree with or believe […]