3 years ago I wonder where Matthew Gagnon thinks money comes from? To the Editor; In his most recent column on billionaires going into space, he claims of Jeff Bezos that “[b]illions of dollars have been injected into the economy that would not have otherwise been there.
3 years ago Sign the Charter Commission petition To the Editor; Many folks don’t know much about county government and only think about it when something goes wrong.
3 years ago Praise for Moosehead Music Festival To the Editor; The inaugural Moosehead Music Festival held this past weekend on the shores of Moosehead Lake was a grand success.
3 years ago Please research NECEC To the Editor; I am sick of all the negative talk about the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
3 years ago A focus on the good To the Editor; Government can do good things for us, and here are some examples: At the federal level, the vaccination campaign has resulted in a 90 percent drop in U.
3 years ago Donating blood can save lives To the Editor; This past year has been filled with challenges and one constant has been the need for lifesaving blood.
3 years ago Questions for Gagnon To the Editor; On June 2, Matthew Gagnon expressed ostensible concerns about how Democrats might be able to use a bipartisan commission investigating the Jan.
3 years ago Gagnon wrong about RCV To the Editor; I don’t know anything about the Portland Charter Commission or the people who ran for a seat on it, but I do know something about ranked-choice voting (RCV) and Matthew Gagnon should not be writing a column maligning and misrepresenting it.
3 years ago Charter would define local control To the Editor; Commissioner Torbett somehow thinks that PROACT! can manipulate the County Charter Commission process to produce a preconceived outcome that would hold power over the county commissioners.
3 years ago What the county commissioners should be doing To the Editor; I am a resident of Piscataquis County.
3 years ago Use positions to promote positive change, not resolutions that do nothing To the Editor; I would like to thank the Piscataquis County Commissioners for granting me the rights I’ve already had since 1791 as per the 2nd Amendment in the United States Constitution.
3 years ago Closing Long Creek a first step To the Editor; I am happy to hear of and fully support the proposal to close the only youth jail in the state.
3 years ago Guile, guise, and local confusion To the Editor; Under the guise of “local control,” the activist group PROACT is trying dupe Piscataquis County residents into giving them more control over the locals.
3 years ago Tragic and terrifying To the Editor; According to a recent poll, 15 percent of Americans believe that our government, media, and financial institutions are controlled by Satan-worshipping pedophiles who lead a global sex trafficking operation.
3 years ago Piscataquis County needs local control To the Editor; The people of Piscataquis County do not control the county government.
3 years ago Reduce barriers to health coverage To the Editor; As a physician and a surgeon, I have seen firsthand how harmful not having health insurance can be on a patient’s well being.
3 years ago Support bill to raise wages for essential support workers To the Editor; I am writing to raise public awareness of an important bill in the Maine legislature, LD 1573, which provides support for older people and people of all ages with disabilities who need help caring for themselves.