I see signs all over the place telling Sen. Susan Collins to vote against the GOP proposed health care plan. I say the federal government needs to repeal Obamacare and get out of the health insurance business. Let the states handle their own uninsured people. Some people demand free health care for themselves and are […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Subverting democracy
In a democracy, a free press is essential in keeping people informed and keeping government open and honest. When Gov. Paul LePage gives false information to the press, he is really lying to the people and subverting democracy. Folger Cleaveland, Farmington
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Thoughtless legislation
My political studies through college focused on the bureaucracy — the complicated web of federal agencies that actually produces most of what people consider “law.” I consider myself an expert on the regulatory and rule-making process. I write today about the single greatest threat to America’s lawmaking process — the Regulatory Accountability Act. Regulatory reform […]
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I will vote against merger
I am opposed to the merger of Lewiston and Auburn. There are simply too many unanswered questions. I am completely comfortable with Lewiston — the city in which I have resided most of my life. I feel it is completely unfair to be dragged into a whole new municipality, against my will, by a small […]
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Responsible for fellow man?
It has been a revelation as I have watched the 13 male Republicans craft an insurance plan for the American people — behind closed doors, with no input from women or Democrats. Republicans want to characterize low-income people as unworthy and responsible for their own misfortunes. I would like to take away the fat wallets […]
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Auburn should set its own path
For many years, merging Lewiston and Auburn into one city has been the dream of a small group of people who have held power in both cities for far too long. As their power fades as time goes by, one more merger attempt is pushed on the public in hopes that they may regain the […]
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Better solution for health care
In the June 29 Sun Journal, there was a very mean and misleading cartoon on the editorial page. The Affordable Care Act is not a train wreck or plane crash. It has made insurance available to many not previously insured. It would have been better if it weren’t for many who now want it repealed. […]
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Freedom of the press
“I’m sorry, but I’d tell you, the sooner the print press goes away the better society will be,” Gov. Paul LePage told local radio station WGAN-AM on July 6. “The press has become so dishonest that if we don’t talk about it, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We […]
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Donald Trump is doing fine
This is in response to a letter to the editor from Richard Jensen (July 4) in which Jensen criticized President Donald Trump for his use of Twitter and thought the president should resign. If the media would treat the president fairly, instead of poorly, he probably wouldn’t tweet the way he does. President Trump has […]
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Article's chilling effect on volunteering
I have read with interest several articles about the Balloon Festival Committee’s management of Festival affairs, specifically regarding Mell Hamlyn, festival treasurer. Your last report of June 13 left me with a concern about the potential for reputational harm simply as a result of volunteering one’s services. Perhaps it is the attorney in me, but […]