This is in response to a Sun Journal article “House OKs naloxone bill” (April 12). To me, it is an outrage to read that Maine lawmakers voted 132-7 to facilitate illicit drug use and make sure naloxone is available to an overdose victim of any age which, by the way, he or she made a […]
Charles Bouchles
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A bit about the Lewiston canals
This is in response to the Sun Journal article about the Lewiston canal system (Feb. 20). On a previous occasion, I mentioned to the reporter that the canals are more than 10,000 feet long — approximately 1.9 miles — and, in 1836, a company called the Great Androscoggin Falls Mill, Dam, Locks and Canal Company […]
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Government hypocrisy
I write with regard to a Washington Post article that appeared in the Sun Journal on Oct. 21. In Prince George’s County, Maryland, stands a 40-foot-tall marble and cement cross honoring the 49 men of that county who lost their lives during World War I. The courts say the cross should be removed from public […]
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Hypocrisy on display
I see where former congresswoman and anti-gun advocate Gabrielle Gifford is allowing her name to be put on an American warship bristling with guns. Does anyone, other than myself, see the hypocrisy in that? Just another prime example of liberal thinking. Charles Bouchles, Mechanic Falls
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Try the old-fashioned way
This is in regard to Poland High School’s “restorative circles” (Sun Journal, March 12). Awww — what will Assistant Principal Patrick Flynn try next, group hugs and an award for participating? I have a novel idea: Have the student write a few hundred times on the blackboard, chalkboard, whiteboard (or whatever board it’s called nowadays) […]
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Put in center rumble strip
Has it ever occurred to law enforcement, lawmakers, or the Maine Department of Transportation, that enough is enough with distracted drivers doing everything in their vehicles except staying to the right of the center line while driving? Just today, my wife and I witnessed three vehicles crossing the center line in just a 10-mile drive, […]
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Letter writer overreacted
This is in response to Paul Leung’s letter to the Sun Journal (Oct. 23). I would never have thought of condemning the great state of Texas after one brief visit. What Leung witnessed is not who we are. I have been to the “great” state of Texas twice and, of course, people there have nothing […]
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C. Bouchles: Use brain before using mouth
This is a question for politicians in general and one politician in particular (Westbrook Town Councilor Paul Emery, who has been in the news the past couple of days): Why don’t you engage your brain before you engage your mouth (shoot your mouth off)? It would save a bunch of apologies and time explaining. Charles […]
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C. Bouchles: Doesn’t make sense
Is there anyone who can tell me why there are more restrictions on farm animals coming into the U.S. or crossing state lines than there are on a health care worker coming from an Ebola-infested country in the Third World? Charles Bouchles, Mechanic Falls
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C. Bouchles: Republicans must win
This is in response to Bill Sullivan’s letter (June 14). I, too, can hardly wait for January 2017, and I agree with everything said about President Obama. But he should be careful of what he prays for, because Hillary Clinton is waiting in the wings and I believe she knows less than Obama. Hopefully the […]