The article written regarding the low level of water on Tripp Lake had a truthful headline (“Humans, not beavers, to blame for dam at Tripp Pond in Poland,” Sun Journal, July 20). Humans are responsible for actions resulting in harmful conditions on Tripp Lake. Humans destroyed the dam and killed the beavers that have been […]

As a lifelong resident of Auburn and a member of the Maine Senate, I appreciate Sen. Susan Collins’ strong, consistent support of Medicare Advantage. This program plays a vital role in the health and well-being of seniors and patients with disabilities across the Pine Tree State and nationwide. Medicare Advantage connects over 34 million Americans […]

I attended the Hyde School for eighth and ninth grade at the Woodstock, Connecticut, campus. Hyde School fell short of its obligation to me to provide a safe and positive environment for learning. Students, including myself, were routinely subjected to extreme situations meant to inflict extreme psychological and physical distress. The Hyde School routinely implemented […]

Ken Eisen, who helped create Waterville’s Railroad Square Cinema and the Maine International Film Festival, was honored with the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award during a ceremony, held on Friday, July 18. Ken’s advice and support of independent theaters in Maine has been invaluable over the last 45 years. When we turned the Harbor Theater in […]

Tragically, we are a nation that has targeted immigrants before. In the 1850s, it was the Irish. In the 1880s, it was the Chinese. In the 1890s, it was the Italians. In the 1940s, it was the Japanese. In the 1920s, the Maine Ku Klux Klan targeted French-Canadian immigrants. We are also a nation in […]