I believe changes in tax policies are used to reward some and hurt others. I am a retired union construction worker. I spent a lot of time working out of state, coming home only on weekends. I was able to deduct my expenses — hotel, meals, mileage and tolls; also union dues, safety clothing, steel-toed […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Kathryn Begg: Educated leaders to dictate policy
“The system is rigged” — the president’s one true utterance; though not as he meant it, but rigged to favor wealthy and powerfully connected elitists. Regarding the recent college admissions scandals — parents who “pull strings” so that their offspring might gain admittance to prestigious colleges are pertinent when considering that this rigging starts early […]
Mary Jane Newell: Democrats are losers, hypocrites
Mary Jane Newell takes another turn at demonizing Democrats.
Karen Lane: Eradicate systemic racism
Lane points out that racism, in any form, makes life more difficult for those who are not white.
Clem Bechard: Don’t fall for the pie in the sky
Let me start by saying I grew up in a family of Democrats. As I got old enough to understand politics, my eyes were opened. Whenever a Democratic governor (or president, for that matter) was elected, higher taxes were sure to follow. I keep asking myself — am I the only one who keeps seeing […]
Norm Gellatly: Trump revels in lying
It recently hit me why this nation has been in such turmoil during the past three years. The man in the White House is simultaneously a puppet and puppeteer. Is that possible? You bet. The puppeteer side of him, that which so disturbs the normal running of this country, is his craving to control just […]
Bronte Roberts: A different view of Auburn’s zone
Roberts responds to Jason Levesque’s guest column about Auburn’s agricultural zone.
Timothy Simpson: What’s the real cost for upkeep?
Simpson questions the wisdom of a fancy new high school for Auburn that would cost unknown amounts for upkeep.
Robert Macdonald in rebuttal: Now let’s hear my side
Macdonald’s response to a March 8 article about Mayor Bouchard’s resignation and racial tension in Lewiston.
Andrea AskenDunn: H.R. 763 is sensible legislation
AskenDunn offers support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019, H.R. 763.