Now that the election is over, it is time for the president-elect and Congress to actually confront reality and stop all the pandering. Cut taxes? The national debt is more than $19 trillion and growing, roughly doubling under each of the past two presidents. Interest on it is more than $400 billion per year and […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Electoral College necessary
This is in response to the Sun Journal article “Racial roots of Electoral College” (Nov. 19) that quoted Christopher Petrella PhD. I believe that the nation’s founders established the Electoral College for different reasons. They wanted to distribute the power of the people more equally. If there were no Electoral College, those people campaigning for […]
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Irresponsible news organizations
Gone are the days of professional broadcast journalism. Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley no longer enter our homes to inform us of the facts. They have been replaced with a group of self-indulgent spoiled brats. The mainstream media are out of touch with reality. They are too busy shoveling whatever […]
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Keep the Electoral College
The Electoral College has proven its worth, once again. I am not writing as a Donald Trump supporter — I voted for Gary Johnson. What I observed Tuesday evening was that the popular vote was close all evening until the results came in from the big western states. California gave Hillary Clinton her popular vote […]
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Reaction was un-American
So the students of Bates College think this country’s government is a one party system. (President-elect unacceptable; Nov. 16) What else is being taught there? How to best slander any elected official they don’t approve of’? It is evident that the biased left media, et. al., have been very successful with their fear mongering tactics […]
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Recognizing home care
November is National Home Care and Hospice Awareness Month, a time to recognize the many professionals who bring health care into the homes of family members, friends and neighbors. As the president and CEO of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, a person whose family has used home care and hospice services, and a registered nurse […]
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Go after the deadbeat men
The Sun Journal’s recent four-part article about single mothers was timely. Certainly there are single mothers with good child care, jobs and support systems who successfully raise their children, but many young women are looking desperately for someone (anyone) to love them. All too often, they discover that the “love of their life” never loved […]
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Acting to make streets safer
When I opened the Sun Journal Nov. 20, I was disappointed to see the way Lewiston City Councilor Michael Lachance had characterized my advocacy for safer city streets in his guest column. The death of Jayden Cho-Sargent earlier this month was a horrific tragedy. Lewiston officials need to act to make city streets safer for […]
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Providing a safe environment
As elected officials representing Lewiston, we are deeply saddened and troubled by the heightened sense of fear that has been expressed by many in the Lewiston community. We appreciate the recent statement made by Mayor Robert Macdonald and interim Police Chief Brian O’Malley, asserting that “harassment based on race, religion, or other factors will not […]
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Leave alarmist scenarios to Hollywood
Recently, we were asked to sign on to a letter to the editor written by Lewiston City Council President Kristen Cloutier, School Committee Chairperson Linda Scott and Maine state Sen. Nathan Libby, reassuring Lewiston residents of Lewiston’s promise to offer “a safe and inclusive community.” We all know what this is about — it’s about […]