Up until the late 1960s, the National Rifle Association supported gun laws. Even today, the majority of NRA members are reasonable people who support background checks on gun sales. But NRA officials have become extremely combative, convincing some gun owners that the government will take their guns, while the NRA channel promotes guns and aggressive […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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The real Gina Haspel
In his March 20 column on CIA director nominee Gina Haspel, Rich Lowry likens Haspel’s treatment to that of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork — but for all the wrong reasons. Haspel’s treatment isn’t “disgraceful,” as the column’s headline stated — it’s appropriate, as Haspel is clearly the wrong person for the job. After his […]
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Voting by secret ballot
Elected officials in Washington, D.C., usually vote by a show of hands or voice vote. My question is, why don’t they vote by using secret ballots? With an open vote, representatives stick with their party. By using secret ballots, I believe there would be a big difference in how they vote. The way it is […]
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Cars are not built for killing
This is in response to Mary Jane Newell’s letter (March 25) titled, “No to gun control.” She states that drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 are nearly nine times more likely to have an accident than middle-aged drivers. There are more deaths from auto accidents than guns. Are those people being killed intentionally? […]
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Make America great again
Donald Trump berated Joe Biden for verbally attacking him. What hypocrisy from someone who has attacked everyone. Trump has more nerve than a bum tooth. Trump recently said that he would have rushed into a live-shooting situation, even if unarmed. However, he didn’t have the intestinal fortitude to face Rex Tillerson or H.R. McMaster when […]
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A better education system
Recent Sun Journal articles about proficiency-based education and learning caught my attention. I am a big believer in this newer teaching model and I am excited that schools are implementing it. Although I am not a teacher or trained in the field of education (and I certainly appreciate teachers’ expertise and value the jobs they […]
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Grateful for Bickford's support
Last June, I contacted my state representative, Rep. Bruce Bickford, about supporting a bill for solar energy in Maine. I was impressed that he was receptive to learning the facts about the issue, rather than simply following a partisan agenda. My neighbors and I were pleased to see he voted in favor of the last […]
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Tax breaks go to the big guys
My congressman, Bruce Poliquin, is always talking about wanting to help small business owners. What my small business in rural Maine needs is customers, not tax breaks. Few small businesses, such as mine, pay much in corporate taxes because we are making very little in profit. Almost everything goes back into the business. The biggest, […]
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A non-politician's success
Despite how most news outlets unfairly portray President Trump, as a non-politician, he is successful, against all odds, in a volatile and polarized political world. During President Obama’s administration, the economy was stagnant with gross domestic product increases of 2 percent or less. That has been replaced by increases of 3 percent or more, the […]
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Love one another, not hate
Saturday morning is usually my time to sit quietly and read the newspaper. Not so much March 17. Tears came to my eyes as I read about the response to the Holocaust play being put on by a community theater group in Falmouth. Where did so much hate come from? To read that there had […]