Stories by Staff Aroostook Republican

To the editor:

     As an Outreach and Enrollment Specialist for the Health Insurance Marketplace, I’ve seen firsthand what the Affordable Care Act means for Aroostook County’s uninsured. Every day, I hear from those who now have peace of mind because they know they can afford to get the care they need.

To the editor:

     In a recent piece in Viewpoints, entitled, “If I woke up in a place called Lyndon, I’d move home to Caribou”, Mr. John Albert-Murchison summed up his emotional argument against the Caribou secession with a philosophy of life that consists of “making do and calling it good.” By way of full disclosure, he is also the brother of Ken Murchison, who was the previous mayor of Caribou for 12 years.

To the editor:

     You’d think that by now, in the year 2016, we would have gotten rid of all discrimination. But recently I’ve noticed a trend by some businesses to extend favoritism to some customers, while charging regular prices to other customers. I’m talking specifically here of discrimination against those who are not technologically savvy, or those who do not own or have access to the Internet.