I remember World War II and a small incident during a blackout — a neighbor lit up a smoke as he sat in his home during the air raid wardens’ night check. Security was tight and it was treated as a major item. Now we have someone who wishes to be the next president. She […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Liberal media bias
Wow. The Washington Post claims Hillary Clinton is beating Donald Trump in the polls. Isn’t The Washington Post a liberal newspaper? From what I have seen, CNN, MSNBC, CBS and other news media across the country are all in the tank for their hero, Clinton. They don’t care that she has been proven to be […]
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Brakey will tackle difficult issues
This November, I am voting to re-elect Eric Brakey to the Maine Senate for Auburn, New Gloucester, Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls. Why? Because it is important to me to have a dedicated, hardworking person representing me in Augusta. Brakey was first elected two years ago. While he is the youngest state senator in Maine, […]
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Trump ill-suited to be president
Donald Trump came to Maine sowing mistrust and untruths. His uninformed scorn is an affront to the Somali community and all caring Mainers. Many members of the Somali community risked their lives to escape violence, hunger and oppression to find a better life. Trump’s harmful rhetoric rips the social fabric of this nation. He has […]
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Vote yes on Question 2
Life can be unfair — and it sure isn’t fair right now when it comes to taxes in Maine. Do you know that if you make $40,000 or $1,000,000 you’re taxed at the same rate? Now, let’s look at how school funding works: The state and the voters made a promise to fund education at […]
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Voting your conscience
George Matthews’ letter regarding ranked choice voting (Aug. 6) contained several misconceptions. First, a voter is not forced to rank all the candidates on a ballot. Voting number 1 for your favorite candidate with no number 2 is a valid strategy. It will not result in disqualification of your ballot. Second, ranked choice voting is […]
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Disavow the racism
Streaming across the border, the poor rabble looked for a better life, looked for jobs. We resented them, they couldn’t speak English, tended to live in enclaves of their own and didn’t go to our churches. We were worried that they would overrun our culture. They were just so different. So we organized to counter […]
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Appreciate Roger Katz
We applaud state Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, of Senate District 15, for the character he has demonstrated when speaking out on the topic of the Republican presidential candidate, disavowing Donald Trump as viable for the office of president of the United States. On Aug. 5, he wrote, “Donald Trump is not fit to be president,” […]
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In support of John Patrick
I am writing in support of Sen. John Patrick’s re-election to state Senate in District 18. I met Patrick in the 1980s when he was president of Local 900 and a member of the local school board. Since that time, I have followed his legislative career in the House and Senate. He provides a strong […]
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A different viewpoint
I cannot sit idle after reading some of the thoughts in Ellen Field’s letter (July 19) and Roland Melendy (July 21). Field stresses that many tax-exempt fundamentalist churches promote bias, intolerance and right-wing politics, with no mention that there are left-wing churches doing likewise, such as the orations of Barack Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. […]