Who should be the next president? I will let others decide. Who was the last best president? I would say it was Ronald Reagan. He let the people of America do their thing as they wished to have it done, as long as the Christian God approved of it. Yes, in the establishment of the […]
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Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Hold municipal voting in May
I just finished reading the Sunday Sun Journal (Dec. 13). Michael Sargent’s guest column was very informative. I was impressed with the amount of involvement of the Bates College students in the Lewiston-Auburn area. It makes a person feel good to see those young people taking an active role in the communities. However, I am […]
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Historical Society needs support
The Mechanic Falls Historical Society has an important meeting scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20. The meeting is a call to all residents in support of the Mechanic Falls Historical Society so it can continue as an established organization in this community. The society is seeking to form a group of a few interested […]
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Writer misreads racism on campus
During the past few weeks, I have seen troubling responses to the college student movement against racism on campus. On Monday, Nov. 23, Mark LaFlamme published an article, “At college campuses, it’s ‘The Crucible’ all over again.” Words cannot begin to describe how incorrect LaFlamme was in analyzing the racial issues across this nation. As […]
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No handshake? There’s a reason
Stop the hysteria. I was among those who did not shake Ben Chin’s hand. I shook no one’s hand. Like Howie Mandel, I did a fist bump. It’s not personal. It’s the flu season. Eva Cailler, Lewiston
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Too many tests; too much taxation
Here we go again. According to a Dec. 4 story in the Sun Journal, taxpayers will be forced to come up with millions of dollars for new tests for school children, and pay it to a firm in New Hampshire. How many more such tests are taxpayers going to pay for and to what end? […]
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Statistics don’t lie, do they?
Recent news reports claimed that 68 percent of Donald Trump supporters would be willing to vote for him if he ran for president as an independent. Sounds awful, but what does it really mean? About 35 percent of registered voters are Republicans. Polls have Trump with the support of about 27 percent of registered Republicans; […]
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Private landowners at a loss
I was shocked to read the article about the Ripleys in the Sun Journal (Dec. 6). The loss of control of private land in Maine to snowmachines and four-wheelers makes rules regarding usage of private property completely unenforceable in Maine for the entire year. Landowners can put signs up — that will be torn down; […]
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Politics beat common decency
How fortunate we are to live in a country where we all have a right to express our political views. When I read that some voters in Lewiston had refused to shake Ben Chin’s hand at the polls on Tuesday, I was saddened. If we choose the path of our views being more important than […]
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Lost all measure of humanity
I am saddened by the recent scene played out in Lewiston Monday, in which a dead woman’s body was allowed to lay in the street for 3½ hours. According to the Sun Journal, an officer confirmed that it is standard policy to leave dead bodies in place until families can be notified to arrange funeral […]