Recently, I read that Republicans want to get rid of Maine’s ranked-choice voting law. Instead, I propose that steps be rapidly taken to amend the Maine Constitution to make RCV all inclusive — covering all state elections, including legislative elections and elections for governor — thus sparing the state the shame and misery of another […]

I am writing in response to a recent letter that disparaged citizens’ desires for amenities in Auburn’s new high school. As a disabled senior citizen without any children in the school system, I still wish that the new school, which will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Auburn, to become a world-class facility, with both a […]

It is about time that Maine will finally have a governor that residents can be proud of, one who abides by the will of the people expressed at the ballot box. Governor-elect Janet Mills said the tone and the message coming from inside the governor’s office is going to change dramatically and in a positive […]

I was pleased to read in the Sun Journal (April 22) that helmet usage was increasing in girls’ lacrosse. In the 1990s, I skied 60 or more days a year, often going a whole year without falling — too cool or, rather, too stupid, to wear a helmet. In 1998, I fell on my first […]

Hats off to both the Edward Little girls’ and boys’ hoop teams that won state championships on March 2 — the girls won their first ever, and the boys won for the first time since 1946 (when my mom went to E.L.). Kudos also to Lynn Girouard’s Lewiston girls’ team, who almost derailed E.L.’s title […]