Mark your ballot for Dr. Evans

To the Editor;

Dr. Richard Evans is a man of unusual character, insight, compassion, and intellect. I appeal to the voters in the Piscataquis region to cast their vote for him on Nov. 3.

However, we need to acknowledge the work Rep. Norm Higgins has done for our region; he is a good man. Having said that, I believe our area can benefit with new ideas and perspectives.

As a region we have the oldest population in the state, we have the fewest number of college graduates, the lowest per capita income save Washington County, as well as a constant brain drain as our most promising young people head south. Our citizens hang on by their fingertips, while trying to scratch out a living in a beautiful, but challenging environment.

Any improvement over the past two decades has been, at best, incremental; while other areas of Maine experience population and economic growth we continue to struggle. We cannot keep applying the same political approach and expect different results.

Dr. Evans is no stranger to poverty and challenge. Rising from meager means, Dr. Evans served his country in the military and continued to serve his adopted state as a highly respected doctor in Dover-Foxcroft for more than two decades. Indeed, his entire life has been one of service to others.

Richard Evans will be a forceful advocate for all of us; his personal dignity and strong communication skills, combined with a personal warmth capable of disarming even those who disagree with him, are skills that will benefit his constituencies in Piscataquis County.

Please mark your ballot for Dr. Richard Evans on Nov. 3.

Tony Hamlin

Milo