2 years ago Support cultivated meat To the Editor; I was happy to learn that the San Francisco-based company Eat Just is planning to build the world’s biggest cultivated-meat factory in the United States.
2 years ago Product safety issue To the Editor; My heart aches for all the victims and their families of the recent mass shootings involving assault rifles and high capacity magazines.
2 years ago Look to history before we repeat it To the Editor; “Two things only the people anxiously desire — bread and circuses.
2 years ago Towns buying shuttered trash plant is a mistake To the Editor; After reading the article in the Bangor Daily News on June 16 about Maine towns becoming the owners of the Hampden trash plant, I have one question: Why? As I recall, the trash plant used new technology intended to sort incoming trash into several categories to sell in the recycling market.
2 years ago Help available through Project Rachel To the Editor; Way too many women are talked into, or are forced into getting an abortion.
2 years ago Use schools as evening warming shelters To the Editor; The state governor and federal government should mandate public schools be open for public warming areas for evening and night time use.
2 years ago No place for AR-15 in our society To the Editor; What is more dangerous, a man with a gun or a man without a gun? Disarming a man that is acting dangerously always comes first.
2 years ago Blame the person, not inanimate objects To the Editor; What is to be done when students in a public school perpetrate sexual violence on a peer? It’s complex in order to protect the alleged victim at the same time authorities must protect the rights of the accused.
2 years ago Broadband partnerships To the Editor; In contrast to the claims of certain Maine providers, internet service in Penobscot County is not universally available, is not always affordable, and, too often, is not sufficient for the needs of today.
2 years ago Poland a great choice for RSU 68’s school board To the Editor; In this current political climate, between people wanting to erase words from our population in school, and special interests deciding what books and what curriculum to ban, it seems one very important group is having its needs and well-being completely ignored: the children themselves.
2 years ago Return to civility To the Editor; As a member of Piscataquis County Democrats, I am deeply saddened by the anonymous hate mail we’ve received periodically.
2 years ago Participate in candidates’ forum on Saturday To the Editor; At the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 11, there will be a candidates’ forum from 9 a.
2 years ago Democrats not responsible for all current problems To the Editor; A Sebec resident wrote a letter asserting Democrats’ responsibility for all our current economic and social problems.
2 years ago Much to celebrate in Dover-Foxcroft To the Editor; This past weekend was one of those times that reminds me of all that I value about living in Dover-Foxcroft and all that we share in our community.
3 years ago Caruso has what it takes To the Editor; As a property and small business owner, I am overly excited with the momentum that Liz Caruso’s campaign has taken for Congressional District 2 seat.
3 years ago Democrats making a difference To the Editor; For months, I drove by the Piscataquis Democrat headquarters in Dover-Foxcroft with a prominent sign saying “Democrats Making a Difference.
3 years ago What counts as ‘pro-life’ To the Editor; Government-sanctioned killing of death-sentence prisoners (capital punishment) – not “pro-life”! Government-sanctioned killing of the enemy in war – not “pro-life”! For people who call themselves Christians, both of these situations should present serious moral dilemmas.