A few weeks ago I placed a sign on my front lawn saying “NO ON 3” in reference to Question 3 on the November ballot, the Universal Background Check. I’ll bet that when my neighbors, or those who know me well, saw that sign, they must have thought, “why would someone with his common sense […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Sabattus taxes
I am very disappointed in the vote by the selectmen of Sabattus, except for Jean-Paul Curran, who was the only one thinking of the taxpayers. I offer my thanks to him for that. What happened to the extra $5,000 Homestead exemption the state gave the town this year to help the taxpayers? Oh, I know […]
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Cal Thomas analogy fails miserably
Cal Thomas in his god-awful column in the Sun Journal on Thursday, Sept 29, (it really was poorly written and thought out), uses an “analogy” of Jesus overturning the tables in the temple to illustrate his poorly conceived argument. Jesus was not angry with the “elites.” He was angry with the religious people and their […]
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Bellows a strong voice for justice
I write this in support of Shenna Bellows for state Senate, and I hope my neighbors in Winthrop and all the towns in Senate District 14 will vote for her. I have lived and practiced law in Winthrop for more than 40 years, representing families, individuals and businesses with their legal problems and have seen […]
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A sad state of affairs
Through diligent work of our forefathers, we all have the right to vote. I am polling many of my friends and the consensus seems to be that most are undecided. What a surprise. Were and are political parties necessary? They seem to be tearing this country apart as the rest of the world watches the […]
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Trump’s biggest lie
Recent media fact-checking has shown that Donald Trump is a frequent, blatant liar. But his biggest lie — the basis of his entire campaign — has gone virtually unchallenged. Trump claims that America is in deep trouble and we need him to “make America great again.” Nonsense. The facts show that America is better off […]
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Patrick understands working families
On Nov. 8, I hope the voters in Maine Senate District 18 will join me in casting their ballots for John Patrick. He is running for re-election and truly understands the issues affecting working families. Sen. Patrick has worked for decades in the paper mill in Rumford under multiple owners. He knows the struggles of […]
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Trump presidency means job growth
The winner of the first presidential debate is America. While neither candidate was able to sway voters, according to polls and focus groups, Donald Trump was able to hang in there and did not implode (in spite of moderator Lester Holt’s inappropriate questions and comments). Trump probably cemented the support of many of his “deplorables”and […]
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People getting lazier
“Big money” is spending millions in advertising to buy people’s votes. Unless “Wall Street” can be convinced to revisit Main Street so that manufacturing jobs can return, voting is senseless. The government is taxpayer funded, but people’s homes are not. People need to be better at managing affairs at home and get back to basics, […]
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Clinton just doesn’t connect
There are lots of questions about Hillary Clinton. My concern is her attitude toward money. In doing some research, I found that when Clinton’s daughter was married, the family spent $3 million on that wedding. To some people, that would seem quite elaborate but, to them, it was not. They thought their daughter’s $10 million […]