This pandemic has been long and grueling for many.

To the Editor; This election season, as an older Mainer, I want to urge fellow Maine voters to consider candidates with clear plans to protect and strengthen Medicare, which provides health care for more than 52 million Americans 65-plus, half of whom live on incomes below $23,500 per year.

It is bad enough that COVID-19 is causing a spike in domestic violence.

Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers immortalized by Shakespeare, separated by family feuds.

To the Editor; Our individual right to vote is the most powerful tool we have in shaping the leadership of our national, state and local governments.

It is that time of year again, lawn signs are everywhere.

The havoc from COVID-19 is laying traps for families that they might not realize they’ve fallen into until it’s too late to fix them.

To the Editor; Have people in Piscataquis County seen a movie at the Center Theater? Have they seen the birthday of a friend posted up on the marquee? Did they go to any of the drive-in movies at the arena? Have they gone to the whoopie pie festival? In addition to watching the budget and keeping the theater in the black, all of these events have been successfully engineered by Patrick Myers, director of the theater, who is now running for county commissioner.

To the Editor; Recently Four Winds Snowmobile Club lost two culverts near the former Prides  Manufacturing facility in Guilford.

To the Editor; I am writing today to support Patrick Myers in his run for county commissioner for District 2 in Piscataquis County.

To the Editor; Margarita Contreni has dedicated herself to becoming an active citizen-volunteer in our town and county by being hard working like the folks of Piscataquis County.

Hope and connections.

To The Editor, I am supporting Rep.

To the Editor; Thank you for publishing the recent letter that explained that #BLM means that “black lives matter, too,” and not the presumed “black lives matter, only.

To the Editor; In the Sept.

To the Editor; Recently I was told by a normally sensible person that the elderly are in danger of losing their opportunity to vote this year due to absentee balloting and ranked-choice voting.

In June, the Bangor Daily News published an article, “Racism is my high school experience,” which detailed the experiences of five Black students in their time at Bangor High School.

Earlier this year, Maine voters made a strong statement about their trust in science.