Let it be — the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument that is. Gov. Paul LePage convinced President Trump to include Maine’s monument in a review of new monuments by the Department of the Interior. The governor incorrectly contended that there was insufficient public input prior to its designation. The idea has been commented on […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Make bold decisions
Most Lewiston-Auburn citizens agree with the Joint Charter Commission’s analysis of the challenges that the community faces. The anti-merger folks simply do not like the merger as a solution. While rejecting the merger, there have been no anti-merger ideas or solutions to improve the challenges Lewiston-Auburn faces. If we all recognize the same problems, isn’t […]
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Setting a poor example
Once again, President Donald Trump is showing that he has no class. His tweeted rants (June 27) against MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are beneath the dignity of the office of the president of the United States. What a terrible example he is for the youth of this country. Gail Beaucage, […]
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Learn to compromise
Help me figure this out . . . I was born into a large farm family. I have a ninth-grade formal education and I cannot understand why our politicians, overloaded with intellectual baggage, have completely forgotten the art of compromise and common sense. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins tries to insert human values to the issues […]
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Assume responsibility
The conflict between owner-occupants and renting students on White Street and others near Bates College (Sun Journal, June 28) is of keen interest to me because I rent our single-family house to students. I am acutely aware of my tenants’ neighbors, many of whom I know personally and call friends. Each year I interview students […]
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Legislators don't listen
Legislators are making such a big deal out of nothing. They simply cannot seem to get beyond what the people want. It always seems to be what they want — they know what is best for their constituents. To the point of a state shutdown? Really? We can all agree that we don’t always get […]
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Bath-built ships are done right
As the public knows, the USS Fitzgerald, a Navy destroyer built at Bath Iron Works, collided with a Philippine tanker, with the loss of seven American sailors. I have worked at Bath Iron Works for 31 years and never experienced anything in all that time like I did just after that. A union worker, a […]
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Urging veto of LD 1504
I hope that Gov. Paul LePage will veto solar power bill LD 1504, and that the Legislature sustains the veto. That bill subsidizes customers who install solar panels for another 15 years. During that time period, thanks to Sun Cell and other emerging technologies, current roofing panels are likely to become obsolete. Mainers will be […]
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Understand the true costs of merger
As a member of the committee opposed to the current Lewiston Auburn merger proposal (COLAC), I have been challenged on several occasions to provide details as to why I believe the Joint Charter Commission/CGR report is inaccurate. While this space does not provide enough room to detail each item, consider just three factors missing from […]
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Preserve unique identities
I have finally gotten around to studying the issue of a merger between Lewiston and Auburn. Having read the recent consultant report, I find myself completely opposed to the idea of a merger. I do not see where there will be any meaningful cost savings by a merger of the two cities. The consultants do […]