To the Editor; In my role helping communities for Eastern Maine Development Corporation, I see firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a lot of issues in the rural heart of Northern Maine.

To the Editor; According to recent government data, use of tobacco among kids is at historic lows.

To the Editor; Jury duty is a privilege.

To the Editor: As a retired superintendent of schools in Salem, Connecticut, I followed our district policy not to pay tuition to parochial schools.

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.

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.

To the Editor; “Two things only the people anxiously desire — bread and circuses.

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.

To the Editor; Way too many women are talked into, or are forced into getting an abortion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To the Editor; As a member of Piscataquis County Democrats, I am deeply saddened by the anonymous hate mail we’ve received periodically.

To the Editor; At the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 11, there will be a candidates’ forum from 9 a.

To the Editor; A Sebec resident wrote a letter asserting Democrats’ responsibility for all our current economic and social problems.

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.