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Letters to the Editor

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.

Matthew Gagnon column on colleges further divides us

To the Editor; In his recent column “Colleges are too liberal and it is hurting their enrollment,” Matthew Gagnon seems to paint a moderate assessment of the political environment at American universities.

Political landscape, not universities, have changed

To the Editor; I certainly hope that, as a graduate student in economics, Matthew Gagnon is more careful in reporting his research than he has been in writing his recent opinion piece.

Loon call video

To the Editor; An article in last week’s Observer highlighted the four different calls which we hear loons making.

Helping people impacted by opioid crisis re-enter workforce

To the Editor; As the opioid epidemic impacts the unemployment rates and vacant jobs in Maine, part of Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s focus is to assist people affected by the opioid crisis by helping them return and remain in the workforce.

Broadband connecting communities after COVID challenges

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.

Criminal flavored tobacco ban will only fuel Illicit market

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

Making the best of jury duty

To the Editor; Jury duty is a privilege.

Eroding the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state

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

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