This is the situation as I understand it: The expansion of Medicaid to low-income, able-bodied people was tried by the Democrats in 2002. Projections were made on the funding needed. That funding was expended quite rapidly, and the program had to be cancelled. Estimating the funds needed is difficult, mainly due to the unknown demand […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Trump — the combative president
A well-known German psychoanalyst and author of the 20th century, Karen Horney, postulated that each person has a prevailing attitude or predisposition in interacting with other people. We move toward other people, or away from others, or against them. We can say that we are compliant, detached or combative, respectively. I would rate President Trump […]
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Kudos to Sen. Collins
Is the Sun Journal so hard up for guest columns that there is room for Virginia’s Bill Riggs of “Americans for Prosperity,” an organization funded by the Koch brothers? Perhaps it was a paid advertisement? This is not Wisconsin. As a Mainer, I am not interested in what the Koch brothers think, nor what their […]
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In support of Ned Claxton
When I began talking with people at the beginning of this political season, Ned Claxton’s name kept coming up as someone to meet. Word was that he is a kind and reasonable person looking to make positive changes at the state level. I was reserved at first, knowing that people are often not who they […]
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Hayes is the most qualified
Terry Hayes has my support in the race for governor this fall. I have known her for more than 30 years. She has consistently demonstrated a record of independent, nonpartisan problem-solving and fiscal stewardship as a state legislator and state treasurer, which positions her well to address and solve problems in health care, the economy […]
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Judge will toe the party line
Rep. Richard Pickett recently wrote (guest column, July 15) to encourage the public to give Judge Brett Kavanaugh a fair hearing, regardless of people’s political persuasion, since he has demonstrated that he is “open-minded.” However, in this day and age, open-mindedness is irrelevant, since every Republican judicial appointee since the Reagan years has been reviewed, […]
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Power line benefits exaggerated
We are opposed to the proposed high voltage transmission line that would affect a corner of our town and a large swath of Maine. Our primary concerns are the environmental impact of the project and its irreversible effects on sensitive and pristine parts of Maine. We reviewed the concerns from the Department of Inland Fisheries […]
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Letter was astonishing
I was astonished by Mary Jane Newell’s letter (July 19) suggesting that liberals are unpatriotic for their criticism of Donald Trump. In the same letter she claims to believe Vladimir Putin when he says he did not interfere with our 2016 election. This, in itself, is the opposite of patriotism. Anyone with a modicum of […]
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Reason to halt Medicaid
Welcome to Maine, the land of equal opportunity. This state will not discriminate; everybody gets a fair chance for a better future. Easier said than done. Pregnant women, drug addicts and those who are allergic to work (to name a few) have chosen to make a career for themselves here. You know, in baseball, after […]
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What's the point?
Out of the blue, President Trump decided to rail against the Point of Light Program that was part of President George H.W. Bush’s legacy. In the early ’90s, Bush decided to search out individuals and groups who were doing positive things that made America a better country. Unbeknown to me, the White House researched and […]