I am writing because I am concerned about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. I believe he would stand to dismantle many of the landmark decisions that the court has established in the past. I fear for the rights of women who fought for decades. I also fear for the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and many […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Stop CMP's transmission line
The Central Maine Power project for a transmission line the width of the New Jersey Turnpike through Maine’s western hills and mountains is nothing but a boondoggle. It wants to build the line to carry hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts, theoretically to alleviate Massachusetts customers’ electric bills (i.e., to make more money). Vermont and New […]
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Golden is the best choice
After examining the candidates for the 2nd District U.S. House seat, I have concluded that, by far, Jared Golden is the best choice for the district and the country. As a veteran, I have deep respect for a person like Golden — a combat Marine. His service is a significant positive, and voters need to […]
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Say 'no' to nominee Kavanaugh
I have concerns regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s stance on Roe v. Wade. In interviews, he says he will not overturn settled law, but actions speak louder than words. Recently, Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in which he took the position that delayed a decision on an immigrant teen’s abortion until she had a sponsor. Health care […]
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Contributions to humankind
The greatest contributions to humankind have always come from the poorest among us. Jesus, Socrates, Mozart, Beethoven, Lincoln, Gandhi all came from among the poor. If Jesus climbed down from his cross and asked Judge Brett Kavanaugh to uphold the Affordable Care Act — so Jesus could get a nurse to look at his hands […]
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Develop safety awareness
As a senior woman, I experienced an incident recently that everyone, in every community, can learn from. Taking my daily exercise routine in Rumford, I was biking along when a clean-cut young man in a pickup truck called out to me from where he was parked. I turned around, went back and asked if he […]
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Carbon tax isn't helpful
Last month, Congress voted on a resolution that stated a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy. The resolution was supported by nearly all House Republicans. A carbon tax would raise gas and electricity costs for all consumers and have little environmental impact. I applaud Rep. Bruce Poliquin for opposing a carbon tax and […]
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Trump and his sycophants
After the death of Sen. John McCain, it took the American Legion and the VFW to force the commander in chief to lower the U.S. flag over the White House. What a contest between a hero and a non-hero. Sixty years ago, “The Adventures of Superman” aired on television. He was faster than a speeding […]
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Collins should withhold support
Sen. Susan Collins knows that the way things are going now is not how the nation’s founders meant the system to work. The Supreme Court is simply too important to allow one party to stack it with partisan judges for decades. According to a recent ABC/Washington Post poll (Sept. 4), the American public is evenly […]
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Democrats are more derisive
I watched the opening day of the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; it was a joke. The people and Senators (who were Democrats and who had already said they would not vote for Judge Kavanaugh) acted like idiots. That Kavanaugh’s daughters had to be taken out of the room for a while, returning […]