The Senate Labor-HHS measure that recently passed out of the Appropriations Committee would zero out the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Eliminating SHIP would leave stranded millions of people who need support comparing coverage options, appealing denials, applying for financial assistance and navigating increasingly complex Medicare benefits, with nowhere to turn. Maine has one of […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Auburn voted for higher taxes
Congratulations to Auburn residents. They couldn’t even gather 600 citizens to vote “No, I don’t want to raise my taxes.” Apparently the people of Auburn are now happy to vote themselves higher taxes. It defies logic at every level. How did past generations get infinitely better educations at a fraction of the cost? $23,094,759 divided […]
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Creating a humane world for animals
In response to Will Coggin’s letter (June 18, “HSUS should have spoken up”) regarding the recent investigation of a notorious Maine egg production facility by The Humane Society of the United States, Gov. Paul LePage’s wishful thinking is false. The HSUS reached out to the Maine Department of Agriculture, an agency LePage is responsible for […]
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In rebuttal: We need more businesses like Poland Spring
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan community is lucky to have corporate partners like Poland Spring. In fact, Maine needs more businesses like Poland Spring that want to grow and invest in our economy and contribute to local charities and schools. Poland Spring has invested more than $430 million into the economy of the state of Maine, spends […]
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Presidential race a mess
Why is it that the process of choosing candidates for president is decided by party leaders, not the voters? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden waited for the final count of delegates before endorsing Hillary Clinton. A private rendezvous with Bernie Sanders came immediately afterward. Was that because they felt that Sanders would […]
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Not about homophobia
About Omar Mateen, the Muslim terrorist responsible for the slaughter in Orlando — the source of his hatred was radical Islam. He stated as much during the shooting and for months prior to the shooting. It was not about homophobia and gay marriage. Terence McManus, New Sharon
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Questions about cities’ merger
Does Lewiston-Auburn need a merger? I feel it is time for deeper questions to be asked. First, how is it residents voted on charter representatives before people were asked if they even favored consolidation? In the past, when the communities have wanted to do something unique residents saw non-binding referendums to judge support. Second, despite […]
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Kudos to Lewiston Public Works
The people at Lewiston Public Works Department really do listen. I had an issue with my front lawn. During the winter, the city plow had dug it up (lawn goes right to the street — no sidewalks). It was quite ugly, not to mention very tough to mow. I placed a call to Lewiston Public […]
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Scholarship made a difference
In 2015, I received the Good Science Scholarship from Poland Spring that truly made a difference in contributing to my education. It has opened up my life to a world of opportunity and introduced me to a company that has taught me more than I could have imagined. I graduated from Poland Regional High School […]
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Consolidation a bad idea
I am opposed to merging the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. As the senior citizens recreation specialist for the Auburn Recreation Department, I have serious concerns about the impact that this merger would have on the elderly citizens who are living on limited incomes. Any increase in Auburn’s taxes could be detrimental to its elderly […]