To the Editor: Bonny will be ready on day one to serve the towns of Mexico, Dixfield, Peru, Canton, Hartford and parts of Livermore with her vast experience in healthcare, hospice care, advocating for cancer patients like herself with the insurance system, and small business experience. Bonny is well suited to step right in, roll […]
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Voters 50+ likely to tip scales
To the Editor: Voters 50+ are likely to tip the scales in the general election this year. That’s according to an AARP voter poll conducted before the primary. With voters 50+ comprising nearly 65% of the state’s likely electorate, it’s clear that candidates should listen to us! I’m eager to hear what the candidates themselves […]
Attend Fayette public hearing!
To the Editor: Two Fayette public hearing questions are on the ballot are of interest to supporters of Starling Hall. Below here is the Town of Fayette Notice regarding the October 4 and 18 Public Hearing dates for discussion of the November 8 Ballot questions. The hearings begin at at 7 p.m., at Fayette Central […]
Lyman’s priorities not ours
To the Editor: For several decades residents of Jay and Livermore Falls have elected state representatives who have worked in a bipartisan manner to enact legislation that benefits our community. Unfortunately, Representative Sheila Lyman has not lived up to this standard. Earlier this year Lyman went out of her way to vote against a bipartisan […]
RSU 73 in violation of federal law
To the Editor: I read with interest the September 14 story about book complaints at Spruce Mountain High School. As the pastor of Jay Baptist Church, I am deeply concerned about our youth being exposed to the book ” Gender Queer”. According to many sources, this book contains drawings of people engaged in sex acts, […]
Public comment, vote on Gender Queer book
To the Editor:On August 9, 2022, a special school board meeting was held to gather public comment and vote on the inclusion of Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. This meeting was the culmination of a months-long campaign by community members to have the book removed on the basis that it was filth. Obscene. […]
What is wrong with this mirror to our country?
To the Editor: One of the little girls who survived the brutal killing of children in Texas last week said she did that by smearing herself with the blood of a still-living child next to her, who didn’t survive. Let’s let that sink in. Then in the light of PTSD let’s imagine that youngster’s future, […]
UMaine payment infuriating, in light of firings
To the Editor: Nine faculty were fired at the University of Maine at Farmington, and the UMaine system still has to pay Michael Laliberte, a man who didn’t work a day for his job, up to $615,000 (a $205,000 annual salary payment that can extend up to three years)? Where is the sense, the equity, the justice, […]
Let us never forget our solemn pledge
To the Editor: Open letter for Memorial Day 2022 We must believe in our ability to work together to solve our toughest problems. On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning […]
Pollution in our oceans
To the Editor: To start off I will be telling you about my opinion on the ocean. More specifically, I will tell you why it means so much to me and why we need to stop polluting it. When it comes to the ocean I go there every year for my birthday, the ocean is […]