To the Editor; Dale Crafts’ recent OpEd “Public option will make health care system worse” is a study in sophistry.

By Amy Hodgdon At this time last year, we had only just begun to realize the forthcoming impact of COVID-19.

By Jan M.

By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this week — Monday to be exact — we passed the one year anniversary of Gov.

By David Farmer As Gov.

To the Editor; I’ll preface my reaction to a recent enthusiastic expression of support for Sunday hunting with a question.

To the Editor; Driving past the Piscataquis County Ice Arena today (March 16) I noticed the parking lot was full and folks were directing incoming traffic.

Note: This letter has been sent to Piscataquis County Manager Michael Williams to distribute to the county commissioners.

To the Editor; I appreciated Thomas College President Laurie Lachance’s recent OpEd highlighting a recent report on the scarcity of child care in rural Maine.

To the Editor; One of the basic ideas of a democracy is that government is “of the people”; our officials are popularly elected not just to lead but to serve and represent all the people in their constituencies.

To the Editor; Rep.

To the Editor; The need for increased availability of quality child care and early childhood education has been recently highlighted in the Bangor Daily News by Thomas College President Laurie Lachance and retired Brig.

To the Editor; Elected officials like the county commissioners are supposed to make decisions based on what is good for their communities, not for personal retribution.

To the Editor; It is my understanding that the Piscataquis County Commissioners were given a letter to sign in support of the Center Theater.

To the Editor; I think our current Maine flag is beautiful and I fly it proudly! I do not like the pine tree and star being a replacement.

To the Editor; A recent letter in the BDN criticized Rep.

By Jared Bornstein COVID-19 has reshaped how the Maine Legislature operates, and a sense of unfamiliarity hangs over the 130th legislative session.

By Dale Crafts As Maine and the rest of the country continue to face serious challenges driven by the pandemic, it is inevitable that the future of our health care system will remain an important issue.