Haven’t we had it with third-party candidates? All they’ve given us is George W. Bush and the most expensive, bloodiest foreign policy blunder in our history, two terms of Gov. Paul LePage and the harm he’s done to Maine’s image out of state, and now the profoundly ignorant president-elect. The soon-to-be narcissist-in-chief, who’s about to […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Christmas childhood memories in adulthood
My childhood experiences of Christmas were beautiful Rockwellian scenes. Those memories talk to me as I age and contemplate the chaotic landscape of the adult world riddled with pain, suffering, and the laborious effort to raise my family. As I have aged and seen suffering, experienced suffering, and seen the pain that surround us, I […]
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Voters know what they voted for
Several weeks ago, I read that Gov. Paul LePage did not think the voters of Maine knew what they where voting for when they voted to legalize marijuana. Then, on tonight’s local news (Dec. 26) they reported that LePage still disputes the results of the vote, saying noncitizens voted. LePage should give the citizens of […]
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So much for Luther’s sermon
In his annual end-of-year bid to evangelize infidels and nominal Christians (Dec. 24), columnist Cal Thomas thought it appropriate to call on a spiritual forebear he greatly admires: Martin Luther, the father of Protestantism, a movement whose 500th anniversary will occur in 2017, Thomas informed us. Thomas presented Luther as preaching the truth about the […]
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Investigate Trump’s connections
During the 2016 presidential campaign, false information and fake news sites popped up everywhere. But there was one true bombshell: The CIA (and FBI) discovered that Russia secretly interfered in the U.S. election. A former CIA director called Russia’s cyber attack “the political equivalent of 9/11” and a “threat to our way of life.” During […]
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A time to celebrate
The sun has reached its lowest point in the sky and soon begins its journey northward. We light candles to remind us that the light will return, while evergreen boughs remind us that green growth will once again spring from the frozen ground. During the cold, dark days between, we look to the comfort of […]
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Talented students in area schools
I write in response to James McKinley’s letter to the editor (Dec. 14). Back in November, students at Lisbon High School put on the play “Beauty and the Beast.” Three-year-olds were invited to sit on the floor in front of the stage and watch a performance. They were very well behaved. The students rehearsed for […]
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Death penalty for certain crimes
Way back, Gov. Paul LePage was talking about the drug problem that exists in Maine and suggested bringing back the guillotine to punish convicted drug dealers. Although I believe that would be a deterrent, it will not happen. Now, state officials are getting nowhere on the problem with heroin and other opioids, and that problem […]
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‘No’ to Poland Spring
As a landowner of property in Rumford Point on the beautiful Ellis River, I have concerns about Poland Spring’s plan to extract so much water from the area. I believe the figure mentioned is about 300 gallons a minute, 832,000 gallons a day, which comes to 150 million gallons per year. That is a lot […]
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So near and yet so far
It was in Vietnam, 1967; I was assigned to a unit working with the Marines defending a vital radar site on Monkey Mountain, which overlooked China Beach, a few miles from Da Nang. I was in a bunker with my M-16 at the base camp when a chopper flew in to the landing zone. Out […]