This is an urgent plea to support common sense gun control. Again this nation is faced with another tragedy, this time resulting from an expelled high school student armed with an AR-15, who took the lives of 17 individuals during his shooting rampage. How many more lives will be extinguished as a consequence of gun […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Republican Party is broken
The Republican Party is broken. Were I a conservative who believed in the party of Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, I would be very concerned. The situation is dangerous for democracy, which relies on an honest exchange of ideas to forge agreement on the difficult issues the nation faces. The Republican Party is […]
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End lead paint poisoning in Lewiston
Why is lead paint still a major issue in Lewiston? Given the amount of money spent during 20 years or more to resolve, I was shocked to hear that there is still a significant amount of rental property with this hazard present. It is estimated that there were 242 children affected by lead paint poisoning […]
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Complete a gun safety course
In order to enjoy the privilege of hunting wild game in Maine, one needs to have passed a hunter safety course. Might one question be why anyone is allowed to purchase a high-powered gun designed explicitly to kill persons without holding a gun safety permit? Perhaps, if one needed to spend the time and effort […]
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I no longer feel safe here
As Bob Dylan wrote years ago, “How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.” Well, certainly the answer is not blowing into Congress. Only thoughts and prayers are, as they always are, after each one of the horrific shooting […]
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New thinking about guns needed
Gun control has become a hot button issue, but it shouldn’t be. Virtually no one is advocating the abolition of all guns. That is not going to happen. People have the right to hunt and defend themselves. No one disputes that. We can have a conversation about concealed weapons in public. My opinion is law-abiding […]
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Shootings could happen here
Gun safety laws don’t take rifles away from hunters. Gun safety laws could and should take semi-automatic killing machines away from people who want to kill people. No one who wants gun safety laws is suggesting bundling hunting rifles in with semi-automatic killing machines. The shootings that have happened in other states could well happen […]
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Together, we need to take action
Recently, this nation experienced yet another shooting on school premises. Seventeen young lives were snuffed out — 17 young people who will not attend a prom, go on another date, become Olympic athletes, be business or political leaders, become parents or spouses, lovers, or partners. It’s been said that now is not the time to […]
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Lucas St. Clair has the right stuff
Like many in Maine’s Second Congressional District, I have felt consistently let down by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s lack of leadership on key issues. Whether it’s health care, tax reform or Maine’s economy, Poliquin seems to run from his constituents more often than answer them. Maine needs a strong Democratic challenger this November., and that […]
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Support for non-Trumpian candidates
Fifty years ago, I first attended the Lewiston Republican Caucus. I have now been a member of the Lewiston and Androscoggin Republican Committees for 50 years, and have attended each biennial state convention during that time. I have worked on behalf of the party and its candidates at the local, county, district and state levels, […]