Maine Agricultural Trades Show goes virtual for 2021

AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) 80th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show (ATS) is scheduled for Tuesday to Saturday, Jan. 19 to 23. The five-day all-online ATS features a mixture of agricultural and forestry presentations, discussion and networking opportunities. Registration is encouraged but not required. All events are free and open […]

In rebuttal: Peter Lasagna: Thiessen deflects after Capitol riot

When will I learn to stop looking for signs of redemption, honesty or guilt from syndicated columnist Mark Thiessen? Had I stopped with the headline of his Jan. 12 column, “Trump has blood on his hands,” he might have fooled me again. But after a glimmer of truth regarding Trump’s repeated “election fraud” lies — […]

John Kuchta: Trump, his followers, must be prosecuted

There are calls to let the past go, asserting that the prosecution of the president and his followers’ crimes will only further divide the nation. I adamantly disagree. To ignore the crimes of the president and his supporters is to acknowledge and accept that this country is not governed by laws, but by class. The […]

Chris and Joline Beam: Kudos to Golden for Trump impeachment support

Rep. Jared Golden just announced that he will vote in favor of the article of impeachment put forth against President Donald Trump. We wholeheartedly commend his stand on this pressing issue. Although the president has long demonstrated his unfitness for the office, his recent behavior — notably his incitement of the dangerous and outrageous assault […]

Eileen Kreutz: Collins must act quickly on impeachment

I urge Sen. Collins to utilize her standing in the Senate to work with Sen. Mitch McConnell and her Republican colleagues to move forward immediately with a Senate trial following impeachment proceedings. I am reading the constitutional research of J. Michael Luttig (who advised Vice President Pence on his constitutionally-defined role recently in the electoral […]

Cartoon for Thursday, Jan. 14

Crystal Ward: Trump’s supporters must ‘impeach and convict’ him

The response to the insurrection of Jan. 6 featured many Republican U.S. senators and representatives playing the part of the British loyalists in protecting King Trump. Like during the American Revolution, they are working to protect the sovereign. King Trump can do no wrong; not even inciting an insurrection to overthrow the duly-elected government could […]

In rebuttal: Denis Fortier: Election officials not to blame for frustration

In a Jan. 7 Sun Journal article, Matt Leonard seems to imply that election officials are responsible for our electorally-divided population. He said “… our election officials should be terrified because then they won’t have an ability to continue to divide us.” If he is saying that the 2020 presidential election was determined by illegal […]

George Ferguson: Trump ‘doesn’t know when to quit’

What is or was the attraction to Trump, who may be mentally ill? Is he above the law? The 13 senators who still support his presidency are afraid to lose their states, states which should be disgraced by them. Amazing how he can threaten the secretary of state of Georgia and get away with it, […]

Community briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 13

Jay VFW post to hold fundraising dinner JAY — Jay Post 3335, VFW, will hold a fundraiser dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, consisting of a third rack of ribs with sauce, coleslaw, baked beans and dessert. Proceeds from the drive-thru dinner will go toward assisting the post meet expenses during its closure since […]