In a Sun Journal article (Dec. 19) about a recent Lewiston City Council meeting, the author paraphrased Mayor Shane Bouchard on the topic of the Kennedy Park swimming pool: “Mayor Shane Bouchard, head of the Public Works Committee, said he would just as soon fill in the pool.” If that is truly the mayor’s position, […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
Please represent all Mainers
Jared Golden is the newly elected representative for Maine Second Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. I offer my congratulations. He achieved that position by defeating Republican Bruce Poliquin by 3,509 votes, or by a whopping 1 percent. Additionally, his victory was the result of ranked-choice voting. Not what one would call a […]
Teachers’ hands are tied
With the new administration coming in, the first thing to look at is control of the kids in school. I feel bad for our teachers as there are no consequences for bad behavior. Sure, they are sent to in-house suspension or to the principal’s room. What do they do when they are there? Color, play […]
Mills already playing politics
The newly-elected governor, Janet Mills, told Maine citizens that she would represent the interests of all Mainers. It didn’t take her long to show she was not sincere. When President Trump sponsored a bipartisan meeting of all newly elected governors to discuss shared priorities and how the Trump administration could help the states, Maine’s governor-elect […]
Erratic behavior creating chaos
In the last week, President Trump decided unilaterally to pull our troops from Syria and Afghanistan with no thought as to the consequences. Our military leaders and member of Congress say this is wrong and dangerous. Defense Secretary James Mattis submitted his resignation effective Feb. 28. Because his letter was critical of Trump’s actions, Trump […]
Golden's civility sets golden example
Since the election on Nov. 6, Jared Golden’s behavior has been a model of civility. He beat Bruce Poliquin fair and square. The courts have upheld Maine’s ranked-choice voting system through several challenges and one judge even said RCV improves citizens’ First Amendment rights by allowing them to state their opinions of all candidates, not […]
PUC has failed in its mission
Everyone likes a good laugh, especially during the holidays, but the PUC’s decision to grant electricity producers a 14 percent increase was anything but funny. With inflation still below three percent, it was absurd to grant such a huge increase, even if natural gas prices are fluctuating and supplies are tight. Natural gas is still […]
The answer is blowing in the wind
Whichever way the wind blows … so blow those on the left. President Donald Trump is standing firm on the border wall. He has publicly stated he will shoulder the blame for a shutdown if the left won’t give him the $5 billion to build it. The left is blowing in the wind — as […]
Nothing more than junk science
The Sun Journal should print a disclaimer when publishing articles promoting junk science or fake news. The article, “Climate talks go forward,” appearing Dec. 15, claims that “… to prevent the Earth’s average global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times.” It is possible that […]