To the Editor; Our jail system in Penobscot County costs taxpayers millions but does not seem to make us safer.

To the Editor; Once again, as in the other rare instances the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has ruled against President Donald Trump, a judgment emerges along a torturous manipulation of limited scope that side-steps the real issue being addressed.

To the Editor; Paul LePage’s recent complaints about immigration are pure hypocrisy.

To the Editor; As an out-of-state owner of a second home located in the Greenville area, I am concerned that the Democratic candidate for governor, Hannah Pingree, is proposing a plan to allow towns (such as Greenville) to tax out-of-state homeowners at higher rates than residents.

To the Editor; As veterans continue to face challenges related to health, connection and well-being, it is important they know that AARP is in their corner with free resources designed to support them and their families.

To the Editor; In my role with the Maine Republican Party, I have had the chance to speak with people across the state, from county committee meetings to grassroots events.

To the Editor; In May of 2025, Hannah Pingree met with a group of affordable housing leaders in Portland.

To the Editor; Maine’s smallest towns often govern themselves through three person Select Boards, a structure inherited from an era when civic participation was assumed rather than earned and the business of local government was genuinely simpler.

To the Editor; An increasing number of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table as costs continue to rise.

To the Editor; Joy Barresi Saucier and Noël Bonam’s column on piloting Vietnam’s Intergenerational Self-Help Club model in rural Maine names something urgent: neighbors helping neighbors as infrastructure, not sentiment.

To the Editor; As we approach the November election, Mainers should remember that mental healthcare is healthcare — and our votes should reflect that.

To the Editor; In Piscataquis County, folks are stretched to the limit by rising electricity bills, high home heating costs, and underfunded rural infrastructure.

To the Editor; As a native and now a longtime summer rusticator in Downeast Maine, I have enjoyed listening to some of the programs on WVOM that allowed me to stay in touch with my beloved State of Maine.

To the Editor; I live and work on the West Branch of the Penobscot River and on July 27 at 4:30 p.

To the Editor; A recent article listed new animal trapping regulations in Maine.

To the Editor; The issue of election security seems to obsess President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

To the Editor; I didn’t expect to care this much about health policy while I was in college.

To the Editor; I read the letter that Alpha-Gal tick-borne allergy is in Maine with interest and horror.