People might want to remember the motto of the United States Postal Service — a promise which is now and has always held true for us. But the USPS is currently in the same financial emergency most of us are facing due to the pandemic and the isolation it requires. It is atrocious that the […]

Before the virus hit, President Trump and his minions were incompetent and a joke. I would laugh at the ridiculous behavior and language that Trump would exhibit at his rallies. His lies, greed, immaturity and lack of empathy were unbelievable and I look forward to the election in November so he can be removed from […]

I have met several community people lately who, when asked about wearing a face mask, have suggested they are people “of faith,” and are not inclined to protect themselves from COVID-19. They explain to me that they know where they are going after death and are not afraid of dying. The trouble is, they could […]

Those people who suffered long electricity outages during the recent April snowstorm need only to look at their local legislators and ask them why. As a retired utility manager I have asked the Public Utilities Commission for Maine exactly that question. The answer I got came as a surprise. Spokespeople for the PUC have told […]

When the COVID-19 crisis is over, state and community leaders will be needed to help people rebuild their lives. More than ever, leaders will be needed who will listen and will hear all voices. Katey Branch, who is running for Senate District 19, is just such a candidate. She knows, as most people now know, […]

One of the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic is the uncertainty of how long it will last. We do not know when it will be safe to relax restrictions and reduce the need for social distancing. If precautions remain necessary into the fall election season, Americans should not have to choose between voting or staying […]

After reading the Sun Journal article, “Mainers among the worst at providing answers to census” (April 7), one wonders if a different question would lead to better results. After all, nobody could answer the question “Who lived in this house on 1 April?” before that date. About a third of the people thought they could […]

A huge “thank-you” and “tip-of-the-hat” goes out to Norway Recreation Department and Norway Highway Department. I was out doing some early errands Tuesday morning and went by the lake to check “ice out” (found it about two-thirds out), went in to the launch ramp and found several of the highway crew busy at work putting […]

We are in the midst of a world disaster whose full scope we have not yet experienced and cannot predict. Whether or not we could have prevented it will be argued for years. We could have been better prepared. Now all citizens, especially the underprivileged, are paying a huge price. Masks, ventilators, and testing equipment […]

As we live with extraordinary measures to isolate and forestall COVID-19 we need to anticipate what the future will bring and be ready for it. I suggest the following priorities when this version of the pandemic winds down: • Blood testing of the entire state to determine the likely vulnerability to a next iteration — […]