To the Editor; With the July 14 primary a few days away, local Republicans are faced with a choice on who they want to progress to the Senate District 4 race in November.

To the Editor; County Commissioner is not about the party, it’s about results.

To the Editor; I have known Andy Torbett for over 15 years and have worked with him on many community service projects.

To the Editor; It shouldn’t take a pandemic to underscore the importance of high speed internet in our state.

To the Editor; During and before President Donald Trump’s visit to Guilford, Sheriff Bob Young did a tremendous job.

To the Editor; Betsy Sweet is my first choice as the Democratic candidate for the U.

To the Editor; I am trying to find McEachern ancestors who lived in the Greenville area around 1898, particularly George and Julia Taylor McEachern.

On Monday, Gov.

The risk posed to political campaigns and elections by misinformation, disinformation, security breaches and digital manipulation have never been greater.

On March 17 the Maine Legislature met to take up legislation crafted to prepare the state for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

My two children attend elementary school in East Millinocket, and when we received word that we would be remote learning for the remainder of the school year because of COVID-19, I was worried. I was not thinking about my kids, who have devices and good internet access. I was thinking about the 40 to 50 percent of students in our local high school and elementary school that did not have dependable access to online learning materials. For some of those students who could “access” the internet, they did so on a parent’s cellphone.

The choice in the upcoming Republican state senate race is simple. I want someone who’s conservative, trying to rein the liberal spending currently ongoing in Augusta. Now more than ever we need a man who has represented us in a conservative, common sense, manner.

Tuesday afternoon I learned the unfortunate news that former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and former commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development John Richardson had passed away as the result of a heart attack. I had the great fortune to know John, though interestingly enough we first encountered one another well before we met in person.

I write to encourage your readers to support Paul Davis in the July 14 primary to be the Republican candidate for the Maine Senate for Piscataquis County. When you think about qualities we want in our elected leaders -- integrity, experience, prudence, maturity and pragmatism -- there is no other candidate in this race who can bring those to Augusta on our behalf. Davis’ knowledge of the state’s operations and governance have served us well in his daily work on behalf of his constituents, our neighbors.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week caught up with public opinion and common sense when it ruled that it is illegal to fire a person for being gay or transgender. The ruling was ground shaking and a major expansion of civil rights protections for LGBTQ people living in states without non-discrimination protections in state law.

I am running to be re-elected to Piscataquis County Commissioner, District 3, which includes Barnard, Ebeemee, Elliotsville, Frenchtown, Greenville-Harfords Point, Katahdin Iron Works, Kineo, Lakeview Plantation, Lily Bay, Milo, Moosehead Jct., Shawtown, Spencer Bay, Williamsburg and all unorganized territories north to Aroostook County.

I am writing this letter to ask the Town of Dover-Foxcroft to consider delaying the downtown road improvement project for several years. The logic for this is simple: Roads and sidewalks throughout the town are in a state of serious disrepair and we should allocate our limited resources towards existing needs instead of spending even more money on new studies to find new problems.

I am writing this letter as an indication of my full support for Adrienne Bennett (for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District). It has taken me some time and consideration, but the differences between her and the other candidates is glaring.