My wife’s uncle passed away recently. We were never really close but had many arguments (er … discussions) through the years. Some centered on history but most were political in nature. Whenever I would argue my point of view, it always invariably came back to one question from him: “What are your sources to make […]
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Freedom of the press
“I’m sorry, but I’d tell you, the sooner the print press goes away the better society will be,” Gov. Paul LePage told local radio station WGAN-AM on July 6. “The press has become so dishonest that if we don’t talk about it, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We […]
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Conservative immoralism
Neil Bourgoin had one good point in his “Vanishing morals” letter (May 6), but I will get to that in a bit. First, he states that the ’60s and ’70s were the beginning of the “vanishing morals,” caused by the proliferation of liberalism in this country. That was an eye-opener to me, having grown up […]
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Democrats gain inspiration
The power of the Republican Party was perfectly stated by Neil Bourgoin and Mary Jane Newell in their letters to the editor (Sun Journal, Feb. 25). There are no words to describe their commitment to the cause of their party. I can only hope that they realize the “great” power that their words have on […]
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Don’t look behind that curtain
This is in response to Mary Jane Newell (letter, Jan. 24). She may have missed her point when she stated that “Democrats are hypocrites. They are hateful, mean, nasty people and have no conscience or even a speck of decency.” She should try a different tact if she wants to convince Democrats to come around […]
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Trump sets the example
I feel compelled to respond to Thomas Lord’s letter to the editor (Nov. 23), titled “Reaction was un-American.” He wrote, “I’m sure it was OK with liberal professors for students of all such universities to walk out of class and attempt to de-legitimize Donald Trump’s election. How un-American.” I, too, wish people were more American […]