This is in response to a story in the Sun Journal (Dec. 28) about Larry and Rikki Hilt of Poland and the dispute they have with the town about their road not being plowed. According to the article, “When plans for a six-home subdivision fell through in 2008, the issue landed in court and the […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Striving for higher morals
America’s Founding Fathers, with intention of guidance, started each of their sessions with prayer, inviting God to interact. They thought so much of that power that they formed the U.S. Constitution around it. Billy Graham once said, “No matter how advanced its progress, any civilization that neglects its spirituality and moral life is going to […]
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Firefighters deserve better pay
I read in the Sun Journal (Dec. 24) about the base pay for a firefighter in Jay. I am taken aback by the small amount. A custodian in the school system, without any training, gets $12 per hour. A firefighter has a much greater responsibility than a custodian, yet there are a few firefighters in […]
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Vote ‘no’ on RSU 5 bond issue
I am hoping that taxpayers of Durham, Pownal and Freeport will join me Jan. 10 in voting a resounding “no” on the bond issue to raise $1.5 million for an athletic field, the sole purpose of which is to outshine the wealthier towns to the south. The project has been rejected twice by the voters […]
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A lack of cyber security
Oh, no! Russia may have hacked the Democratic National Committee. Woe is me. Maybe if the DNC had let their servers be examined (as Republican National Committee did) they also would have been secured. Now there are 35 Russian families being sent home in style. Wake up. President Obama’s “punishment” for Russia has nothing to […]
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Company did right thing
As a former resident of Lewiston it was encouraging to see a Maine private business take care of a veteran in need. Social media brought the plight of Larry and Rikki Hilt of Poland to my attention. After years the town of Poland decided to abandon this elderly vet and his wife to the elements […]
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Trump our next president
The liberal agenda says the president will leave behind an economy far stronger than the one he inherited. Now the liberals are giving Obama credit for stocks climbing to a new high. Not true. Trump’s election did that. The economy is not good. Out-of-control welfare and cost-of-living increases are killing this country. Obama and the […]
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Taxpayers deserve accurate info
The Dec. 23 article titled “Superintendent contract approved” reports some of the details of Auburn’s superintendent of schools new contract, which includes a contribution to the cost of health insurance and vacation time. The article states “for health care, Grondin will pay two percent of her costs instead of zero percent.” The article goes on […]
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LePage an embarrassment
Gov. Paul LePage said of a Democratic elector who wanted to cast his vote for Bernie Sanders that the man turned the proceeding into “a joke” and that he felt “very, very embarrassed.” The man wanted to make a point and then changed his vote after being told he could not vote for Sanders. It […]
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Bring on 2017
I remember thinking at the beginning of the year that 2016 would be different, and for a while it seemed like it was. I don’t have any of the same hopes and softness for 2017. We expected the past year to be kind and hoped for tenderness, but it was anything but tender. So instead […]