To the Editor: Please vote for Randy Gauvin for Maine State Representative for District 75, of Farmington and Chesterville. My vote is in support of Randy in this key role as he is an honest man who displays integrity. I have witnessed these behaviors in the thirty plus years I have known him and then […]
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Randy Gauvin believes in Maine
To the Editor: Nothing has more influence on the future of Maine than the performance of our educational system. The priorities of that system can be illusive to some people. Not to Randy Gauvin, candidate for our house district 75. He recognizes that Maine’s Technical High Schools offer a meaningful career milestone to students hungry […]
Project 25 and the environment
To the Editor: I am writing as a Concerned Mainer to elaborate on Project 2025, or simply the transition plan should the Republican presidential candidate win this election. My concern is for the environment we live in as an integrated family on what has become an overused and poisoned planet. In June of 2023, a […]
Peace is essential for existence of all
To the Editor: Today, the world is under conflicts. This is very hard time. But as a human being, its my responsibility to draw your attention towards risks associated with current wars. It may become uncontrolled. We should be neutral for making a peaceful land for us. Peace is essential for existence of all of […]
Mainers deserve aging with dignity
To the Editor: Every Mainer deserves to be able to age with dignity. But when I speak with many constituents in Franklin County, especially those on fixed incomes, I often hear from people who are struggling to get by. They’re worried about affording to age in their own homes, paying for groceries and keeping up […]
Dramatic alterations proposed to NOAA
To the Editor: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a foundational component in the U.S.’s approach to climate science, local and world wide meteorological monitoring and forecasting, and assessing and regulating essential U.S. biological marine resources. Project 2025 proposes dismantling NOAA. Thomas F. Gilman, chief financial officer in the Department of Commerce under […]
Comment to Joseph ‘Joey’ Martin, candidate for Senate District 1
To the Editor: Dear Mr Martin, On this solemn day, instead of reflecting on September 11th and our nation’s bravery and losses, readers are subjected to BULLLLLLONY! (And I am being kind.) I am hoping that your electricity was off last night and you could not watch what Americans were subjected to during the Trump […]
The SAVE plan lives up to its name
To the Editor: SAVE is the difference between crushing student loan debt and hope for many Mainers. About 180,000 people in Maine have student loans. They are our neighbors, teachers, recent graduates, nurses, and even our grandparents. Life doesn’t always work out the way we plan it. A lot of people, throughout their lives, struggle […]
Sharing the good news
To the Editor: After years of declining enrollment, I am writing to share the great news that the number of students who will converge on the University of Maine at Farmington’s historic campus next month represents a significant increase over last fall. There are more first-year students, more undergraduate students and many more transfer and […]
Bruce knows his way around the State House
Did we run this in the LFA or FJ already?