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Letters to the Editor

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What the county commissioners should be doing

To the Editor; I am a resident of Piscataquis County.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Piscataquis County needs local control

To the Editor; The people of Piscataquis County do not control the county government.

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.

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.

Reopening the border will help return to normalcy

To the Editor; Like U.

Vote June 8 in Dover-Foxcroft

To the Editor; Upcoming municipal elections take place on June 8 from 8 a.

Why I am running for the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board

To the Editor; I am running for one of the two open seats on the selectboard.

Why RSU 68 board candidate Robinson is running

To the Editor; I am running for an RSU 68 board position and ask for your vote on Tuesday, June 8.

An area where party leaders can agree

To the Editor; In a FOX News interview reported on March 16, Donald Trump strongly urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 just as he and his wife Melania did in January (https://www.

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