Mainers like myself really want to do our part by recycling but, unfortunately, our towns are facing increasing costs that mean many are scaling down or even closing recycling programs. LD 2104, An Act to Support and Increase the Recycling of Packaging is the best opportunity to stabilize costs to municipalities for recycling by rightly […]

I graduated from college debt-free. Here is how I did it. I worked the graveyard shift. I attended a local state college and went to classes at night. I went to classes all year ’round and graduated in five years. When I was 18, I received letters from the football department at Middlebury College. If […]

If you were like me on March 3, you probably wished we had been able to use ranked choice voting in the Democratic primary. I did not really make up my mind on whom to vote for until I was standing in the voting booth. I liked multiple candidates to different degrees. I had to […]

It is with enormous respect that I endorse Ken Morse to become the House Representative for District 71 — Waterford, West Paris, Sweden and Norway. Maine citizens long for the kind of civility, honesty, intelligence and ability to listen that Morse embodies. We cherish the truth. We recognize when our elected officials have (or don’t […]

I just finished reading my first daily Sun Journal online. We are so pleased that we made the change from delivery because it still reads like the paper version. Familiarity is important when making changes. It reads well and I don’t have to relearn something for once. We opted for the Sunday delivery which I […]

I write in response to the Sun Journal front page story (March 1) “Vaccine question pits science vs. choice.” The story may not be “fake news” but is possibly something worse —sloppy journalism, which misstates a point of view and then refutes it. For example, I did not say “that nobody dies” from measles. I […]

I have been deeply involved in my community for the majority of my adult life. Before retiring, I served in the Maine Legislature for more than 18 years. Through that experience, I gained firsthand knowledge of the issues facing my community and, on more than one occasion, residents expressed concern about their health care. Personally, […]

On Feb. 22, the Sun Journal reported that Susan Collins spoke of the “values we hold dear” at a Republican meeting and enthusiastically welcomed former Maine Gov. Paul LePage. What are the values that Republicans hold dear in the age of Trump and LePage? Divisiveness over unity. Trump and LePage have fed the public with […]

I must take issue with Mark Wood who wrote (Feb. 28) regarding gender identity. Far too may people are making pronouncements based on an extremely limited knowledge of this area of human biology. The human body is a very complex organism in and of itself. So, if you combine the genetic data from two of […]

Rep. Heidi Sampson’s guest column (Feb. 23) is rife with insults, misrepresentations and propaganda. Most disturbing is her theme of encouraging distrust in physicians, the CDC and the entire medical community. Trust is the foundation of the physician-patient relationship, and her litany of conspiracy theories threatens that partnership. I feel compelled to respond and rebut […]