This country needs to stop spending more than it has and start repaying the national debt. The national debt is slowly sinking this nation. The privileged 535 representatives in Congress made that happen. Going back to 1990, the debt was $3 trillion and, during the next 25 years, it climbed to $18 trillion. It is […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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National Family Caregiver Month
I just returned from the National Foundation for Women Legislators’ annual conference, where I joined other elected officials from across the country to discuss the most pressing issues facing our communities — including Alzheimer’s disease. Alarmingly, there are an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, in 2016 more […]
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Two separate cities
After a two-plus year onslaught of propaganda, brochures, slick advertisements, as well as much hard work and deliberation, the One LA crew (which includes my respected 1967 Lewiston High School classmate, Gene Geiger) should be respected for its hard work and good intentions. They should now pause, sit back and realize and respect that the […]
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Have respect for women
Astonishing revelations that more and more men have abused women — with, I am certain, countless incidents unpublicized across our society — add more weight to what Hillary Clinton accomplished by winning the popular vote by nearly three million. She triumphed despite her gender and the now undeniable fact that women are often disrespected as […]
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Poliquin support unconscionable
Shame on Rep. Bruce Poliquin for voting for the Trump tax plan — a plan that would put lots of money in the hands of the wealthy, while saddling the middle class with trillion-dollar tax deficits. The Trump plan will make huge cuts to the corporate tax rate, ostensibly to place the U.S. rate on […]
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Everyone should vote
As a veteran, I believe that everyone should vote. In Lewiston, only 36 percent of those eligible went to vote on Nov. 7. I thank all who took the time to vote. Those who did not vote should vote. The U.S. Constitution states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not […]
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An outrageous decision
I would like a new deck and a new dealer. How does the Auburn School Department and School Committee possibly think that boasting that Auburn has teachers who need to be trained is going to attract new families to the area; or businesses, for that matter? The whole early-release business just turns uninstructed teenagers loose […]
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Tax cut proposal a fraud
I hope others will join me in urging Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King to vote against the Senate tax bill proposal. Congress has abandoned its original goal of revenue neutral tax reform. Instead it has written bills that give away now, with no thought for the welfare of future generations. It is a fact […]
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Chin promoting healthy future
As an emergency room nurse and volunteer for housing initiatives, I witness daily the needs for a safer and healthier Lewiston. I help treat cases of preventable overdose, comfort children with avoidable lead poisoning, and care for older residents whose limited incomes contribute to their suffering. For those reasons, I am excited about mayoral candidate […]
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Charitable giving could decline
Charitable giving could decline dramatically if either tax reform bill before Congress is enacted into law as currently written. As the board chair of the American Red Cross Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter, I am concerned how our ability to fulfill our humanitarian mission of helping people facing emergencies will be affected. Across the […]