What a series of learning moments are being bestowed upon the public these days, and with the likelihood they will continue for a few more months. Though in the category of unintended consequences, Donald Trump, just by being himself, is giving the public lessons about as effectively as possible in how people should not behave, […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Bickford went out of his way
Recently, my vehicle broke down just as I exited the Maine Turnpike and attempted to get on Route 122. The man who saved the day was State Rep. Bruce Bickford. I noticed his special blue plates as he stopped and asked how he could help. When I told him of my problem, he did not […]
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Voting for a bully won’t help
Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Paul LePage … the bullies unite. Like attracts like. What kind of leadership are people in this country going to vote to power? Does the public want this nation to become a dictatorship, similar to all the countries where the U.S. spent millions of dollars and lost thousands of human lives […]
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Put Roxbury salt shed on hold
The town of Roxbury will hold its annual town meeting on Monday, March 7, at the Town Office. Officials will ask for an additional $200,000 for engineering costs to replace/rebuild an existing three-walled salt shed. Last year, townspeople appropriated $16,400 for engineering costs for that project. They also appropriated $1,100 to AVCOG, an organization that […]
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Maintain our freedom to buy guns
It’s no secret that Americans have been purchasing guns at unprecedented levels. According to the ATF, January 2016 was the ninth consecutive month of record-breaking background checks. However, the background-check system is not perfect. The FBI, which processes gun sale denial appeals, recently had 7,100 appeals put on hold until manpower can be increased to […]
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Vote for clean-energy candidates
Caucus day is here again. People have the option to do more of the same or they can do something different going forward. In addition to recommending choices for positions such as the next president of this country, people can also start a process to vastly improve the Maine economy. Together, we can establish a […]
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Hold off on more spending
Taxpayers in the town of Roxbury should be very concerned with the business ventures of the town’s selectmen. They are proposing to build a new sand/salt shed at a cost of $200,000. March 7 is the annual town meeting. How much of that amount is engineering cost versus actual construction cost is unclear. If this proposed […]
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Clinton most qualified candidate
Caucus day for Democrats is March 6 in towns and cities throughout Maine. It is such an important time to participate in the selection of the next president of the United States. Hillary Clinton is running for the nomination. At this time, I feel she would be the best candidate because of her experience as […]
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In favor of capital punishment
This is in response to the Feb. 25 article concerning the life imprisonment sentence for Zackery Mailloux for the brutal and senseless murder of Brooke Locke. In cases like that, I don’t understand how people can argue against capital punishment. I know the death sentence doesn’t bring back the victim, may not deter someone from […]
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Trump will fix things
I am glad that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Maine Gov. Paul LePage are supporting Donald Trump. They are probably the only ones who can bring this country back to the way it should be. As far as I am concerned, John F. Kennedy was the last president who was any good. In his […]