Rich Lowry: No, there won’t be unity

President Biden can do his part to lower the temperature of our politics, and raise the tone, simply by not stirring the pot every day the way Trump did and by honoring the norms his predecessor cast aside. This won’t be transformative, but there actually might be some unity around the proposition that it will be a welcome change.

Clem Bechard: Anger in today’s political climate

What am I so angry about? Some friends of mine actually asked me that question. With all the crap given to anyone in line with President Trump ? They wonder why I am so angry. They impeach my president twice because of pure hate. They call us Nazis, white supremacists, bigots and racists, and wonder […]

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Learning from history

We should remember the past so we can learn from the past. We do not learn from the past by lionizing its wrongdoers, its traitors.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: America no longer lives in an unpresidented time

Presidents matter. Apparently, we needed a reminder. Sadly, we got one.

Albert Beliveau: Leadership lacking among maskless commissioners

Members of the Androscoggin County Commission, by refusing during their Jan. 20 public meeting to abide by CDC guidelines, have shown a serious lack of leadership. Leaders lead by example. Albert Beliveau, Scarborough

Mathew Howe: Division in U.S. isn’t going away

I am typing today (Jan. 19) about what I feel is the great division in this country. This is not something new, as it has been building for some time now. Our representatives in D.C. are partially to blame, along with the media and big tech. One thing Americans understand is fairness. When the institutions […]

Lawrence O’Rourke: Mask resistance connected with high COVID rate

“Divided Androscoggin commissioners bristle over masks, COVID protocols,” was Jan. 21’s article headline. Androscoggin County has the second-highest COVID infection rate in Maine. Gee, I wonder if there could be any connection? Lawrence O’Rourke, Sumner

Jim Benson: Concerns about future under Biden, Pelosi

President Joe Biden is just a puppet, with former President Obama pulling the strings. This fits Obama’s socialist agenda to a tee. The Democrats are cutting off their nose in spite of their face. Does American have a conscience anymore? Are we so wrapped up in a “if it feels good, do it” mentality that […]

In rebuttal: Michael Boom: ‘One life lost’ to COVID is one too many

This letter is in rebuttal to a rebuttal that ran in the Jan. 6 Sun Journal: “Michael LeBlanc: Death tapping, not pounding, at door.” It is necessary to remind people one life lost is one life too many. Statistics mean nothing to me when people are dying, so any attempt to stifle my voice will […]

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