4 years ago Thankful for vaccine organization To the Editor; Recently my lady friend and I went to Greenville to have our COVID-19 shots.
4 years ago Response to Crafts To the Editor; Dale Crafts’ recent OpEd “Public option will make health care system worse” is a study in sophistry.
4 years ago No Sunday hunting To the Editor; I’ll preface my reaction to a recent enthusiastic expression of support for Sunday hunting with a question.
4 years ago Good things happen with collaboration To the Editor; Driving past the Piscataquis County Ice Arena today (March 16) I noticed the parking lot was full and folks were directing incoming traffic.
4 years ago Center Theatre is an asset Note: This letter has been sent to Piscataquis County Manager Michael Williams to distribute to the county commissioners.
4 years ago Child care can make a difference To the Editor; I appreciated Thomas College President Laurie Lachance’s recent OpEd highlighting a recent report on the scarcity of child care in rural Maine.
4 years ago Rulers rather than representatives To the Editor; One of the basic ideas of a democracy is that government is “of the people”; our officials are popularly elected not just to lead but to serve and represent all the people in their constituencies.
4 years ago Invest in child care To the Editor; The need for increased availability of quality child care and early childhood education has been recently highlighted in the Bangor Daily News by Thomas College President Laurie Lachance and retired Brig.
4 years ago Bullying from elected officials must stop To the Editor; Elected officials like the county commissioners are supposed to make decisions based on what is good for their communities, not for personal retribution.
4 years ago Many have pens ready to support Center Theatre To the Editor; It is my understanding that the Piscataquis County Commissioners were given a letter to sign in support of the Center Theater.
4 years ago Flying the same Maine flag To the Editor; I think our current Maine flag is beautiful and I fly it proudly! I do not like the pine tree and star being a replacement.
4 years ago Golden has done well in tough position To the Editor; A recent letter in the BDN criticized Rep.
4 years ago Child care is a national security issue To the Editor; As Thomas College President Laurie Lachance pointed out in a recent opinion piece, high-quality child care that is accessible and affordable is critical to Maine’s future.
4 years ago Impressive vaccine effort but some room for improvement To the Editor; After one hour on a failed (on step 2) computer try and a total of four hours on the phone, over a period of two weeks, my wife and I finally got scheduled for our first COVID-19 vaccine shot for Feb.
4 years ago Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands director snowmobiles Moosehead region To the Editor; After a slow start to the winter of 2021, mother nature finally came through in late January.
4 years ago Thanks to U.S. Sen. Collins for Scenic Byway support To the Editor; As a member of the National Scenic Byway Foundation and Coordinator of the Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway, I want to sincerely thank U.