The founders of this nation, who risked all for liberty and justice, would turn over in their graves at the sentiment expressed by Roland Martin (“Protest on your own time,” June 2.) I am all for employees following employers’ policies, but do we really want to apply this to a moment of shared respect for […]
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What is commission's purpose?
Franklin County Commissioner Terry Brann is quoted (Jan. 17) as saying “I don’t think we should mandate taxpayers to pay for something they may not believe in.” What, exactly, is the function of government, if not to identify community needs and mandate that community members share equitably in seeing to them? If I don’t go […]
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Consistent with labeling?
In response to Seri Lowell’s letter (Oct. 3), I must be one of those white-skinned, Bible-toting, radical religious extremists she referred to when writing about, ironically, being consistent with labeling. She wrote that “The nation’s founders took great care not to establish a ‘Christian nation,’” but let’s ask those men about that: John Adams, on […]
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Be consistent with labels
Why do we have so much trouble recognizing radical religious extremism when its skin is white and it totes a Bible? What is the difference between Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice who is now the Republican candidate for Jeff Sessions’ seat in the Senate, and radical Islamic extremists? Power in the […]
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Harvard study goes beyond one spicy headline
Across the internet on May 19, headlines blared some version of “Harvard study shows overwhelming anti-Trump media bias” (infowars.com). The story then ricocheted around social media and Letters to the Editor, including one in the Sun Journal on June 1. The problem is, that is not what the study showed — it’s not even close. […]
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Better spin won't solve it
Let me get this straight. Rich Lowry (“GOP needs better arguments for health plan”, March 18) is taking Republicans to task for letting on that they would “be fine with fewer people having insurance”? Twenty-four million people are slated to lose coverage and he sees the problem as bad PR? Only after admonishing Republicans to […]
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Gun different from chainsaw
So, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, thinks buying a gun is like “buying a chainsaw, which requires no permit” (Sun Journal, “Will concealed carry expand, Feb. 15)? Chainsaws are designed to cut wood and are, incidentally, quite dangerous, like lawnmowers, blenders and automobiles. Guns are designed for killing, whether animals or people, and to ignore that […]
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Which American?
Leonard Pitts may not speak for Erin Graham (letter, Jan. 17), but he speaks profoundly to our condition and for us. Graham declares that after Obama’s “ride,” “it is time to be American.” Indeed it is time. But which American do we choose to be? The interred Japanese-American during World War II? The dispossessed Native […]
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S. Lowell: Don’t insult the farmers
I would like to add to Sen. Roger Katz’ response (Sun Journal, June 24) to Gov. Paul LePage’s denigration of Rep. Peggy Rotundo as a “pig farmer.” I, too, know Peggy Rotundo and find her to be a thoughtful, dedicated individual. I also am a farmer, and this letter concerns the other part of our […]