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Letters to the Editor

Popularity of free community college is great news for employers

To the Editor; It’s exciting to read that so many Maine high school graduates are taking the opportunity to attend community college for free this fall thanks to a new program approved by the state earlier this year.

US must prioritize education funding

To the Editor; Beyond Matthew Gagnon’s mean spirited response to the loan forgiveness program (https://observer-me.

Stand with Sam

To the Editor; After COVID, we need good news.

Spend money to save lives and keep people out of jail

To the Editor; It was shocking to hear that Penobscot County has a plan to add enough space in Penobscot County Jail to nearly double the number of people it can hold.

Strengthen health care price transparency law

To the Editor; I read Caitlin Andrews’s article “Maine hospitals still aren’t complying with federal price-transparency law.

There’s nothing sinister about being homeless

To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon, in his recent column, says he’s worried about a “sinister change.

Sad and stunning rate hike request from CMP

To the Editor; While it should come as no surprise, it is nonetheless stunning, and sad, to hear of Central Maine Power’s request for a rate hike.

Invest in the community, not a jail expansion

To the Editor; I have been following the news about the proposed expansion of the Penobscot County Jail with distress.

No surprise about Gagnon’s take on rent control

To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon looks at rent control from the landlord’s point of view.

Fix problems in the community. Don’t build more jail cells.

To the Editor; It recently came to my attention that Penobscot County officials have a plan that would spend millions of taxpayer dollars to expand the jail in Bangor.

MRC needs to learn from Cate Street mistake

To the Editor; I want to thank reporter Sawyer Loftus for the excellent article “Company helping restart Hampden trash plant has roots in failed Katahdin-area investor” in the Aug.

Increase funding for cultivated-meat research

To the Editor; If U.

Important supplies for diabetic students

To the Editor; As we prepare for another school year, it is imperative that the state’s K-12 schools have ready-to-use glucagon among their medical supplies.

We need more community services, not jail cells

To the Editor; I oppose a proposed multimillion dollar expansion of the Penobscot County Jail.

Invest in people, not a bigger jail

To the Editor; People across Maine should be very concerned about a proposal to greatly expand the number of beds in Penobscot County Jail.

Penobscot County needs more treatment, not incarceration

To the Editor; Say no to a jail expansion of Penobscot County Jail.

Thankful for Stephen and Tabitha King’s generosity

To the Editor; Thank you to Stephen and Tabitha King.

A summer football suggestion for the Shrine Bowl

To the Editor; A high school all-star football game in the middle of July is hardly a news popper.

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