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Letters to the Editor

Shame on Democrats and Republicans for debt ceiling crisis

To the Editor; The debt ceiling crisis is, perhaps, the greatest self-made crisis in our history.

Trails bill would be a wise investment

To the Editor; Trails are vitally important to the business and tradition of guiding in Maine by providing access to the places we take clients.

Child care is a great investment in Maine’s future

To the Editor; Recently the Bangor Daily News published Susan Young’s column citing a need for child care investment.

Threat of the breakup of the family

To the Editor; We have some people that think the greatest threat to children’s welfare is living in poverty.

Eliot Cutler plea deal is not justice

To the Editor; In 2017, the Next Generation Foundation received a grant proposal from a Maine law enforcement officer wanting to start a nonprofit that would scour pornographic images and identify victims nationwide so these children could be rescued.

Susan Collins is an advocate for Maine children and families

To the Editor; For more than two decades, U.

A job well done

To the Editor; I am writing this to say what an amazing job the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, the many other fire departments called in and were quickly on the scene, the police department, and any others involved did in getting the house fire on Cherry Street under control and out on Thursday, April 4.

National popular vote allows every vote to count

To the Editor; When Americans vote in elections, we expect that the candidate who gets the most votes is the winner of the election.

Competitive compensation is key to keeping teachers

To the Editor; As a Piscataquis County Teacher of the Year and Maine Teacher of the Year, I know addressing the teacher shortage is a complex challenge.

Maine needs a strong paid family and medical leave program

To the Editor; I live in Milo, where I own and operate a small trucking business.

Protect elderly and disabled Mainers

To the Editor; Maine law requires that medical, mental health, and social services personnel immediately report or cause a report to be made to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services when the provider knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected or that a suspicious child death has occurred.

Telehealth only works with high-speed internet

To the Editor; For many, telehealth has been a revelation since the onset of the pandemic with its usage increasing by 38 times its pre-pandemic levels.

Wildfire impact

To the Editor; Reports that much of Maine is at high risk for wildfires are reminder that it is not just humans’ lives and homes that are threatened.

Day of Atonement

To the Editor; During the month of May most will have visited and decorated the graves of loved ones who have passed.

Legislature was right to close out of state waste loophole

To the Editor; The fact is Casella Waste had been profiting by filling Maine’s landfill with bulky waste imported from other states.

Democrats passed a responsible state budget

To the Editor; The recent column by Matt Gagnon arguing that Republicans should walk away from budget negotiations is misguided and does a disservice to Mainers.

Donald Trump thinks Americans like me are the problem

To the Editor; I don’t know why I’m still in disbelief but last week Donald Trump said that “the greatest threat to Western Civilization today is not Russia.

The rest of us need a day off from hunting

To the Editor; Are hunters in Maine not willing to give “the rest of us” one day a week to walk in the woods? To walk our companion canines without threats of arrow impalement? From the Bangor Daily News on March 17, “Legislation would allow bow hunting on Sundays.

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