My heart is broken. I listened to John Sandweg, the former director of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement, state that “it is probable some parents may never see their children again, since parents and children were separated and the parents immediately deported.” How can this country, a proud supporter of democracy, condone this cruelty? Even […]

Honesty. Integrity. Compassion. Ethical. Progressive. All words to describe Jared Golden. None of those words apply to Bruce Poliquin, who has proven himself to be a liar on multiple occasions — while he hides in the women’s bathroom so he doesn’t have to speak to his constituents. Jared Golden has been a proud server in […]

Lewiston landlords are not against increasing code enforcement efforts. We just don’t want it done at our expense. If there is a need, it should be taken out of general funds. There will be a lot of hidden costs to this proposal, such as additional staff and equipment to record all transactions. I disagree with […]

The Tuesday, July 3, Sun Journal would have me feel sorry for Susan Collins, who must make a decision that might distress her party boss. On the contrary, I don’t feel sorry, not the least bit for the senator or her ill-bred (my words) stable genius (his words) boss, because they are precluding Americans from […]

On this day of celebration from sea to shining sea, I am thinking about some of the phrases and anecdotes that we associate with past presidents. George Washington could not tell a lie. Abraham Lincoln asked us to be better angels. FDR said that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself. Harry […]

In “The debate is still out on alewife runs” (Sunday, June 24), columnist V. Paul Reynolds notes amazement at seeing a healthy run of alewives at Webber Pond. Hundreds — perhaps thousands of people took time this spring to make their way to rivers and streams to witness the power and mystery of alewife migrations. […]