My, how things have changed. I attended a Veteran’s Day observance at the Lewiston Armory. My training as a youngster and 25 years in the U.S. Navy taught me to stand at attention when the National Ensign is passing. That is a sign of respect. Well, it wasn’t at the Armory. None of the Congressional […]
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Crack down on speeders
Dave Granlund usually hits the nail on the head with his editorial cartoons. The one from Aug. 23 dealt with the recent report that U.S. highways deaths were up 15 percent. Is that all? It was interesting that high speeds, texting, booze and drugs were included in the cartoon. Maine has had its share of […]
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A. Elze: Disregard for traffic laws
Recently, my wife and I made a two-month trip across the United States. The trip was not made on superhighways, but rather using regular city and town streets. We traveled through the largest cities in the U.S. and through hundreds of small towns and villages. We never encountered the total disregard for traffic laws as […]
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A. Elze: Must drive defensively
In the Sun Journal on Jan. 18, there was a front page feature story about the dangers of Route 202. In the section of contributing driver action, there is a major one missing — driver inattention. Through the years, I have driven Route 202 many times and have seen folks talking on the phone, checking […]
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A. Elze: Much to be thankful for
While the U.S. celebrates the 393rd anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, I pause and give thought to what I am thankful for. Of the people who came over on the Mayflower, only half lived to celebrate that first Thanksgiving. On the whole, Americans take for granted many things that many in the world would greatly […]
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A. Elze: Get DHHS back on track
Am I missing something? A headline on Aug. 20 read “DHHS backlogs irritate Mainers.” There was another article back on June 18 regarding the same problem. The person in charge of administering Department of Health and Human Services programs is Mary Mayhew who, if I remember correctly, was involved with the shredding mess at DHHS […]
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A. Elze: Common Core woes
As recently reported in two stories about the schools of Lewiston and Auburn — I think both are products of Common Core. Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin doesn’t know how many teachers the district has, as she didn’t include music, art or drama as teachers. I would beg to differ. We see quick results of the […]
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A. Elze: No respect for their jobs
On March 27, the Sun Journal had an article regarding allegations against the Secret Service and recent misdeeds in the Netherlands. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was quoted as saying that the incident “shows that the agency has to deal with some people in its ranks who fail to respect the important job the agency is […]