2 years ago Hunters are not entitled to a kill, it should be earned To the Editor; No matter how large the bear, or who pulls the trigger, killing a bear that has been conditioned to come to a barrel of rotted food from a nearby blind is not in any way laudable, sporting, ethical or even deserving of the name hunting.
2 years ago Popularity of free community college is great news for employers To the Editor; It’s exciting to read that so many Maine high school graduates are taking the opportunity to attend community college for free this fall thanks to a new program approved by the state earlier this year.
2 years ago US must prioritize education funding To the Editor; Beyond Matthew Gagnon’s mean spirited response to the loan forgiveness program (http://observer-me.
2 years ago Spend money to save lives and keep people out of jail To the Editor; It was shocking to hear that Penobscot County has a plan to add enough space in Penobscot County Jail to nearly double the number of people it can hold.
2 years ago Strengthen health care price transparency law To the Editor; I read Caitlin Andrews’s article “Maine hospitals still aren’t complying with federal price-transparency law.
2 years ago There’s nothing sinister about being homeless To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon, in his recent column, says he’s worried about a “sinister change.
2 years ago Sad and stunning rate hike request from CMP To the Editor; While it should come as no surprise, it is nonetheless stunning, and sad, to hear of Central Maine Power’s request for a rate hike.
2 years ago Invest in the community, not a jail expansion To the Editor; I have been following the news about the proposed expansion of the Penobscot County Jail with distress.
2 years ago No surprise about Gagnon’s take on rent control To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon looks at rent control from the landlord’s point of view.
2 years ago Fix problems in the community. Don’t build more jail cells. To the Editor; It recently came to my attention that Penobscot County officials have a plan that would spend millions of taxpayer dollars to expand the jail in Bangor.
2 years ago MRC needs to learn from Cate Street mistake To the Editor; I want to thank reporter Sawyer Loftus for the excellent article “Company helping restart Hampden trash plant has roots in failed Katahdin-area investor” in the Aug.
2 years ago Important supplies for diabetic students To the Editor; As we prepare for another school year, it is imperative that the state’s K-12 schools have ready-to-use glucagon among their medical supplies.
2 years ago We need more community services, not jail cells To the Editor; I oppose a proposed multimillion dollar expansion of the Penobscot County Jail.
2 years ago Invest in people, not a bigger jail To the Editor; People across Maine should be very concerned about a proposal to greatly expand the number of beds in Penobscot County Jail.
2 years ago Penobscot County needs more treatment, not incarceration To the Editor; Say no to a jail expansion of Penobscot County Jail.