The Legislature will vote on LD 1504, “An Act Regarding Solar Power for Farms and Businesses,” during the current session. The bipartisan bill removes barriers established by a February 2017 PUC ruling that effectively limits the growth of the solar industry in Maine. Why not allow solar businesses in Maine to be competitive with the […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Merger would bring nightmare
I just finished reading the letter to the editor from Tamera Grieshaber (June 15). It noted that about 21 years ago a committee advised Lewiston and Auburn to merge the two welfare departments with one director. It suggested a merger would have saved money and, if readers agreed, vote for the present merger of the […]
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The RSU 16 vote
Voters in the towns of RSU 16 had their way last night — at least those people who bothered to vote. I know of at least six people who would have voted no, but they never went to the polls. Around the district, I am sure those people voting no would have prevailed — had […]
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Inplement ranked-choice voting
Last November, my fellow Maine citizens voted in favor of Ranked-Choice Voting. We did it to put power back in the hands of voters and make politicians more accountable to us. We did it so that if our favorite candidate couldn’t win, our vote could be instantly counted for our second choice without the need […]
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Leave things alone
I am so tired of all the talk about merging Lewiston and Auburn. No, keep them separate and be done with it. Jan Biron has the right idea (letter, June 11). How many times have I heard talk of putting the two cities together. It seems as if every few years that idea comes up, […]
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Cope with your discomfort
Have you ever felt uncomfortable encountering another person, knowing nothing about the person other than what you have perceived based on appearance and articulation, and your expectations of how that person should interact with you according to your perceptions? Have you ever asked yourself what it is about yourself, not about that other person, that […]
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Merger won’t bring any savings
Auburn and Lewiston are both great cities with their own attributes, strengths, weaknesses, debt and revenues. Lewiston, however, has more debt and has attributes that Auburn doesn’t want (the rain tax). Its welfare budget is so high that Auburn can’t support it. Auburn likes its neighborhood school system, and though Auburn’s union workers make less […]
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Protect Rumford’s groundwater
The Rumford Water District board of trustees encourages all residents of Rumford to vote at the Tuesday, June 13, town meeting in support of “Chapter 55 Ordinance Governing the Large Scale Extraction of Ground Water by Aquifer-Dependent Industries from Aquifers within the Town of Rumford, Maine.” That ordinance gives the town of Rumford enhanced powers […]
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Ordinance is discriminating
Recently, I was performing with a friend in Portland with some battery-powered amplifiers. I am a harmonica player and he uses an electric guitar. These instruments need minor amplification to be feasibly heard. Several officers passed by us and didn’t say a word until hours later when we were told we violated an ordinance, yet […]
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Merger makes the most sense
I attended the briefing by the L-A Charter group at which the group’s report was presented. I have also studied the materials on the group’s website and the full report, and come to the conclusion that supporting the merger of the Twin Cities is the best option. Exhaustive data collection and analyses were done by […]