As of 2017, Lewiston has resettled approximately 7,000 refugees. Figures from the city’s own website indicate there have been 3,000 jobs created. Now, I am no rocket scientist, but that seems to be a negative number in employment. How can people get off general assistance with no jobs available? This isn’t race or religion — […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Trump running off at the mouth
I get so tired of hearing Donald Trump trying to blame Russia and former President Obama for everything. Maybe if Trump stood on his own two feet, looked at today’s problems and answered a few questions, instead of golfing and putting the blame on everyone else, it would help. If Trump keeps running his mouth […]
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Chance for ranked choice voting
I thank the people of Maine for passing the ranked-choice voting referendum in November. The race for Sen. Angus King’s seat is shaping up to be quite interesting more than a year before the election. Sen. King will be running again, but Gov. Paul LePage and State Sen. Eric Brakey have already expressed interest in […]
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Shame on Gov. LePage
The Sun Journal had two stories March 29 that appear to be both draconian and schizophrenic. In one, Gov. Paul LePage was joking while “stiffing” waiters and waitresses out of one-half of their tip, asking them to beg for the other half. In the second story, LePage sought to “lock tougher welfare rules.” Is the […]
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Unacceptable health care
Sadly, continued efforts to emasculate or destroy the Affordable Care Act are being pursued by the Republicans, including Maine’s Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Certainly there are problems with the ACA, but with political will and a sense of responsibility to the American people, they can be easily corrected. Health care is a right, as every other […]
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Keep Maine wildlife wild
Recently, it has been brought to our attention that many wild animals are put at risk by being fed commercial food. Though feeding wild animals seems like an enjoyable hobby for anyone who is thrilled by seeing them, it can be detrimental to all involved. Feeding wildlife can directly harm animals, or can put both […]
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Lewiston a struggling city
This is a response to a Sun Journal story, “It becomes a question of morality” (March 23). Lewiston Rep. Jared Golden, Bates students and faculty and Project Pericles Debating For Democracy should understand that Lewiston is a struggling city, and it doesn’t have the funds to put up uninvited, non-citizen interlopers. The state reimburses Lewiston […]
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The people have spoken
In November, 2016, 383,428 Mainers voted “yes” on Question 2 — a new law requiring the state to pay 55 percent of public education by adding a 3 percent surcharge on taxable incomes above $200,000 (the 3 percent does not apply to the first $200,000). Gov. Paul LePage believes that those 383,428 people did not […]
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Kippax episode shameful
I am dumbfounded that the professional oversight system for dentists is so riddled with rules and loopholes that it allows someone like Jan Kippax to practice. I have had a run-in with Kippax, much like those already documented in the Sun Journal, with the addition of what I saw as raw blackmail thrown in. There […]