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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

To the Editor; A recent opinion piece regarding abortion was heartfelt.

To the Editor; I particularly enjoyed Emily Burnham’s story about the legendary Bangor Auditorium during its heyday for the Eastern Maine Basketball Tournament years.