To the Editor; As a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation, and in an effort to maintain an open-line of communication with those I serve in the Legislature, I wish to highlight some local projects around my district listed in the Maine Department of Transportation’s most recent work plan for calendar years 2024, 2025, and 2026.

To the Editor; I agree with the BDN editorial board when they write in the Feb.

To the Editor; Last week, staff at the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) released their draft decision recommendation that Wolfden Resources’ application to rezone land in the Katahdin Region to allow metallic mining be denied.

To the Editor; Every day, the rapidly increasing cost of living, the housing shortage crisis, rising food insecurity, and continued impacts of social isolation make it difficult for older Mainers to meet their basic needs.

To the Editor; Every town has historical attributes that define and sustain its character.

To the Editor; I am responding to the various comments made after the dam removal meeting in Dover-Foxcroft.

To the Editor; Parties are holding caucuses, and Maine’s first-ever “semi-open” primary is about a month away.

To the Editor;  Since reading V.

To the Editor; In January, the Land Use Planning Commission will decide on the rezoning by Wolfden Mining for the purpose of zinc and other metallic mining in the Penobscot and Mattawamkeag River watersheds.

To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon’s recent opinion column on the Electoral College is completely right.

To the Editor; As the election year gets started, voters may be wondering why there’s both a caucus and a primary.

To the Editor; To the residents of Piscataquis County in Commissioners District Two,this is to announce my intent to run for a second term as your county commissioner.

To the Editor; Wolfden Resources, a Canadian mining company, owns land zoned as a “protection district” near Mount Chase, the north gate of Baxter State Park and the entrance to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

To the Editor; The 14th Amendment is a test of America’s commitment to the Constitution.

To the Editor; I am 80 years old, born in Millinocket, where my husband and I have lived and worked teaching school since 1972.

To the Editor; Our world is in trouble! Every hour of the day we are exposed to the news of tragedy, division.

To the Editor; I was not able to attend the recent LUPC hearing regarding Canada-based Wolfden Resources Corporation’s proposal to build a zinc metal mine at Pickett Mountain in the very heart of Maine,  near Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument.

To the Editor; Accepting the challenge from letter writer David Winslow, the following is a modest proposal for an assault weapon ban in the state of Maine.