Now that the election is over, it is time to fix a glaring problem — candidates should be required to be residents of the districts they are running in. Jared Golden would probably have won anyway, but the fact that he won with the help of second-choice votes after Tiffany Bond — who has nothing […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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All about the children's future
What do people want in the new Edward Little High School? That’s a trick question, especially when everyone knows the Auburn School Department and the school community have no interest in saving one dollar of the multi-million dollar project coming to voters in 2019. An artificial turf football field that would cost hundreds of thousands […]
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Democracy has been challenged
Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” That old adage was shown true in the results of the midterm elections. After hundreds of negative propaganda political ads containing many lies and […]
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Expand ranked choice voting
I am so happy that the great state of Maine has embraced the ranked choice voting system and that its administration was implemented flawlessly. I hope that many other states take Maine’s lead, since it is the fairest way to conduct an election. Both parties should be happy that a candidate can win despite a […]
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A governor we can be proud of
It is about time that Maine will finally have a governor that residents can be proud of, one who abides by the will of the people expressed at the ballot box. Governor-elect Janet Mills said the tone and the message coming from inside the governor’s office is going to change dramatically and in a positive […]
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Repeal ranked choice voting
Maine voters, as a group, seem incapable of making prudent decisions. First they legalize another street drug while in the midst of a serious drug problem in the state. Now they have made a sad joke of the election process. I didn’t wish to see any of the four candidates for the Congressional 2nd District […]
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Reflecting on recent politics
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s high school and college social activities were the emphasis for the Democrats rather than his outstanding adult judicial record. How many members of Congress could withstand scrutiny of their high school and college social activities? I thank Sen. Susan Collins for her scholarly speech analyzing the hearing. The concept of Medicaid expansion […]
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Blame Madison, Hamilton
I am amazed that, some two years after the last presidential election, some people still claim that Hillary Clinton should be president instead of Donald Trump, based on the popular vote alone, which totally disregards U.S.history and the Constitution. I am also reminded of an old quote by George Santayana — “Those who ignore history […]
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Antibiotic Awareness Week
Antibiotic Awareness Week started Nov. 12. Antibiotic resistance happens when antibiotics can no longer treat infections. That means germs are not killed and, instead, can grow and spread. Antibiotic resistance leads to higher treatment costs, longer recovery time and may even lead to death. Antibiotic use in animals can affect human health. All animals carry bacteria […]
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Informed voters?
Based on the information printed in the Sun Journal (Nov. 8), the candidates for district attorney for the three counties, Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin, that is, Seth Carey (R), and Andrew Robinson (D), had received the following vote totals as of press time: Seth Carey, 34,025; Andrew Robinson, 46,619. Obviously, Robinson is the winner My […]