It’s not often that I get excited about voting for a candidate, but I can’t wait to cast my vote for Kristen Cloutier to represent me and District 60 here in Lewiston. Cloutier is exactly the person needed in Augusta right now. She is smart, she is dedicated and she tells it like it is. […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Wake up before it is too late
Where are the Republicans and Democrats with a backbone? The silence from them is deafening. After Paul Manafort’s and Michael Cohen’s court appearances, I was hoping someone, anyone, would have the courage to tell it like it is. Elected officials are Americans first and no party loyalty is worth selling out their country. They should […]
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Shut down Catholic churches
I have been a Catholic all my life, and I am totally disgusted with the Catholic Church and its protection of hundreds of pedophile priests. I really think it is time to shut down the church and take all the millions of dollars the Vatican is holding and give that money to those people and […]
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Letter writer missed the irony
I wonder if Glenn Chateauvert is aware of his flirtation with irony in his letter (Aug. 19) castigating the media for its “hatred aimed at Trump and conservatives”? First, Trump brings intense scrutiny on himself via petulant, untruthful and often contradictory statements and Twitter blasts, trampling on what had been the norms of political dialogue. […]
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Hayes will look after veterans
As a disabled war-time veteran and former municipal manager, I have two major concerns with selecting the next governor. I recently spoke with independent candidate Terry Hayes and she explained she would continue support to correct the situation with homeless veterans, as well as continue current programs to match veterans with jobs and careers, leveraging […]
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DEP abusing stream standards
State legislators have work to do. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which administers Maine’s Natural Resources Protection Act standards protecting lakes, rivers, streams and brooks, is taking liberties with how it interprets and applies those standards. Surface depressions carrying runoff are being given the same official status as a favorite fishing hole or a […]
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President a danger to democracy
I agree with columnist Froma Harrop (Aug. 18) that it is time for Republicans to vote for Democrats. For the first time since I became eligible to vote in 1960, I will vote for a Democrat for Congress. I am driven to this point, not because I agree with Jared Golden on issues, but because […]
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Put CMMC back on track
The vote of no confidence in the CEO of Central Maine Health Care by the medical staff was no surprise to me. For over a generation, the relationship between staff and administration has been degenerating. I fully concur with the observations in Dr. Gregory D’Augustine’s letter of Aug. 5. As a past medical staff president […]
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Support for Question One
I am 79-year-old veteran and I hope that Question 1, the Universal Homecare Initiative, passes in November. I want to age at home, like any Maine veteran, or senior. I don’t want to end up in a nursing home; they are lonely, dismal places to live. I know that everyone in Maine would rather age […]
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ELHS has unacceptable rating
We write as Auburn residents concerned about the future of our community. In order for growth to occur, Auburn must attract new businesses and families. As it stands now, many professionals are choosing to work here, but seem unwilling to locate their families here, choosing areas south of the Twin Cities. There may be multiple […]