Unbelievable, all the hoopla in the news over health care. It seems the politicians cannot come up with a plan to fit everyone’s needs at a low cost for the people they work for (that would be the American taxpayers). How about this for a concept — everyone have the same insurance the federal elected […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Maintain the safety net
A number of years ago, I was diagnosed with multifocal motor neuropathy — a disorder that has slowly taken the use of my hands and arms. As my disability worsened, I decided that, at 65 years of age, retirement would be my best option. In doing calculations, my financial survival depended upon the continuation of […]
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Trump a flawed individual
I was watching and listening to Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 15. I noticed how happy and alive he seemed in front of his adoring followers. I couldn’t help but realize how unhappy and unnatural he seems in the White House. How often he seems to prefer going to […]
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No need for bills such as LD 44
I am writing in opposition to LD 44, a bill to lower the age requirement to 18 to carry a concealed gun. Of all the issues that I discuss with my colleagues, neighbors and friends, not one of them involves an outcry over the inability of 18-to-20 year olds to carry a concealed gun without […]
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Gary McGrane for selectman
I am proud to support Gary McGrane for selectman in Jay. A man of high integrity, knowledge and experience, he has served his constituents with dignity as a Franklin County Commissioner for more than 25 years. He understands the complexity of local government and applies thoughtful solutions to difficult problems. He is accessible, and he […]
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Let the manager manage
Auburn certainly welcomes Peter Crichton as the city’s new manager. His administrative and management experiences should allow him to capably provide leadership to city staff. Auburn residents and businesses should now expect their councilors, and particularly the mayor, to assume their role as policy makers, leaving the manager to truly manage, without an unwarranted deluge […]
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Thanks for the coverage
Kudos to Dave Irons and the Sun Journal for the March 19 article and vivid cover relating to the U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf. The Sun Journal plays an important role in publicizing area events that could use local support to flourish. The U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf illustrates the jewel of a […]
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Let us not be fooled
The Republican’s health care proposal, “Trumpcare,” cuts deep into the heart of energizing values and principles that I hold dear, principles formed in my youth through church and grandparents, Boy Scouts of America, and Problems of Democracy class. Church gave me Jesus’ directive to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” Trumpcare, by that definition, is a […]
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Poliquin's party comes first
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin ran on a pledge to work for his constituents, but now when it counts, he is missing-in-action. By endorsing the Republican plan to upend the Affordable Care Act, he has broken that pledge. Sadly he is putting his constituents second to the ideological needs of his party. We have all heard […]
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A wrong move for society
I would like to see a survey done of how many overdose victims got their start using drugs by using marijuana. Also, how many people who committed suicide had been using marijuana. To have marijuana legalized for non-medicinal usage is a bad move for the future of Maine’s young people and anyone else. It is […]