Jared Golden is the newly elected representative for Maine Second Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. I offer my congratulations. He achieved that position by defeating Republican Bruce Poliquin by 3,509 votes, or by a whopping 1 percent. Additionally, his victory was the result of ranked-choice voting. Not what one would call a […]
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Informed voters?
Based on the information printed in the Sun Journal (Nov. 8), the candidates for district attorney for the three counties, Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin, that is, Seth Carey (R), and Andrew Robinson (D), had received the following vote totals as of press time: Seth Carey, 34,025; Andrew Robinson, 46,619. Obviously, Robinson is the winner My […]
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'Give me your tired, your poor …'
I did not vote for the current president, and I am looking forward to ending his presidency in 2020. That said, I do feel that the current citizens of the greatest country in this world — the United States of America — need to examine and revise, if necessary, the nation’s immigration policies and procedures. […]
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The people have spoken
On Nov. 7, Maine voters approved the expansion of MaineCare, i.e., Medicaid, for individuals exceeding the poverty income guidelines up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, which is currently $1,005 per month. That meant that as many as 70,000 folks in Maine would have an opportunity to have health insurance. What a great […]
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‘No’ to left turn on red
Legislation to allow motorists to make a left turn when they are stopped at a red light has recently been proposed in Augusta. The objective is to save time and money, i.e. gasoline. That is a totally stupid idea and a waste of the Legislature’s time. Legislators should be reminded that “Turn right on red, […]
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Get educated
Michael Goodwin, in his letter March 25, expressed great anger and serious frustration with the public educational system. He specifically condemned increases in teachers’ salaries, union involvement and overall corruption and waste within the public school system. I have a suggestion for him — instead of using the newspaper to express his frustrations and accusations, […]
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Poor choice, Bernie
I will admit, I found the ideas of Bernie Sanders interesting and, although somewhat socialistic, a possible path for a better middle America than what this country is currently experiencing. That all totally evaporated when I saw Sanders embrace Al Sharpton the other evening on the television. Sharpton is a disgrace to the political system, […]