Kiernan Majerus-Collins: Maskless commissioners show failed leadership

At a time when elected officials have a responsibility to model good public health practices, I am disgusted by the decision of four Androscoggin County commissioners to refuse to wear masks during their meetings, as the Sun Journal reported Jan. 21. Their selfish behavior endangers their colleagues and members of the public who wish to […]

Cartoon for Thursday, Jan. 21

Community briefs for Thursday, Jan. 21

‘Hands Around the Capitol’ is canceled AUGUSTA — The “Hands Around the Capitol” event, scheduled for the statehouse on Saturday, Jan. 23, has been canceled due to safety concerns. The event has been held annually for 47 years since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Participants rally, march and […]

Fred Brodeur: Democracy works well in Auburn

On behalf of the Auburn City Democratic Committee, we wish to publicly thank Susan Clements-Dallaire, the Auburn city clerk, and Liz Allen, of the city manager’s staff — as well as all the staff, including election workers — who worked on the 2020 November election in any way. We appreciate the amazing effort that was […]

In rebuttal: Bitsy Ionta: Nine worst things Trump did in 2020

In the Jan. 3 Sun Journal, columnist Marc Thiessen wrote a list of the 10 worst things President Trump did in 2020. Here’s my list of the nine worst things he does on any given day, usually every day: 1) His lips start moving, which means one thing: he’s lying, again. 2) He fires someone, […]

Monmouth Academy names Luce its December student

MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy has selected Hayden Luce, Class of 2021, as its December student of the month. Luce serves as Monmouth Academy student government president and is a member of the National Honor Society, varsity cross country and track and field teams, outing club, FBLA and MA drama program. In presenting the award, Nick […]

William LaRochelle: Trump shows contempt for followers, soldiers

The sickening irony is that “the people Trump despises most, love him the most . . . the Trump voter who idolizes the guy, he despises,” according to entertainment personality Howard Stern, who’s known the man familiarly for decades. Others have said the same. I thought of Stern’s words when reading the Jan. 15 article […]

Rich Lowry: Joe Biden to Canada: Drop dead

Poor Justin Trudeau. The Canadian prime minister must have been relieved to be done with President Donald Trump, only to learn that Joe Biden plans to tell Canada to pound sand as one of his first priorities.

Alex Sokolow: America needs better weapons deals

We need to write to President Biden about another Iran deal or a North Korea deal. In pursuing such an agreement, we must not repeat the fatal flaw that caused the cancellation of the first Iran deal, which imposed a waiting period for the inspection of suspected sites. This would have allowed them to move […]

Well done news for Wednesday, Jan. 20

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Samuel Jagolinzer of Topsham has been placed on the Gettysburg College dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2020 semester. Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher on a 4.0 scale for a semester’s work are placed on the list. Area students with a quality point […]