I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Jason Levesque and his family through the years, and although I am not an Auburn resident, I would definitely vote him in as Auburn’s mayor. Levesque has provided jobs for the community and did a great job renovating his downtown office building. His passion […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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The right to bear arms
Right after the horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, it seems that everyone is on a gun control rant. Are elected officials going to stop airplanes from flying? That was the weapon used to take down New York City’s Twin Towers. How about car-truck bans? Vehicles were used to mow down and kill people in London […]
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RCV bill ought to pass
The most important reason to implement ranked-choice voting in all state races is that it is majority voting. Similar to Lewiston’s runoff for multi-candidate races, ranked-choice voting can do the same, instantly and cheaper in one day for all state candidates. A proposed amendment to the ranked-choice voting law offered by LD 1646 provides time […]
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Chin is a man of ideas
Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin does more than talk about issues; he puts forth realistic solutions and works hard to see them realized. Despite not winning the 2015 run-off election, many of Chin’s platform issues were moved forward by the Lewiston City Council, including increased code enforcement (especially with respect to irresponsible landlords); preventing the […]
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Courtemanche a team player
Renee Courtemanche is running for a position on the Lewiston School Committee in Ward 1. I feel compelled to offer my support for her in the upcoming election. I met Courtemanche when she was a student at Lewiston High School, and I was the school nurse. Years later, when I needed chemotherapy, she was one […]
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This is one community
As this community has been my home for 80+ years, and I have children and grandchildren living here, I offer my opinion on the proposed merger. Historically, mergers make financial sense and come in waves. Banks, hospitals, insurance agencies and other industries all realize at some point in time that economy of scale accomplishes successful […]
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Heaven help us
Kudos to Sheryl Briggs. A copy of her guest column (Oct. 1) should be sent to every member of Congress. She really hit the nail on the head. On another note, I wish to comment on part of Gail Eveland’s letter to the editor in that same edition. First, President Donald Trump has done little […]
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Religious freedom being abused
The founding fathers clearly did not want America to be a religion-dominated country. In the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom, Thomas Jefferson said, “No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever.” The concept of “religious freedom” is being seriously abused these days. Why should employers be allowed […]
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Holly Lasagna serving Auburn
Holly Lasagna, of Auburn, has been serving our community for many years, including being an elected Charter Commission member. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a Master’s Degree in leadership studies from USM. She is presently employed with Healthy Androscoggin as health promotion manager/REACH program. Prior to this position, she […]
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Chin a great communicator
It is critical that the next mayor of Lewiston is a great communicator, practices the utmost transparency and has policies to strengthen the community. The mayor must push for significant steps to fight the opioid crisis, stop the continued raising of property taxes, protect the taxpayers’ best interests and be a symbol for the city […]