Letters to the Editor

2 years ago

Irreparable harm from mining

To the editor:

The more I learn about Wolfden Resources’ proposal to rezone 374 acres of its property near Patten to allow metallic mining, the more I realize that Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) approval of this request could lead to permanent pollution in not only the Katahdin Region, but also elsewhere Maine.

2 years ago

More than a track

To the editor:

Each day I watch our old track of over 40 years being torn up, and the beginning of our new track takes shape and it brings a flood of memories from when I trained and competed on this oval in high school.

2 years ago

Park closes too early

People who read these letters to the editor regularly know that walking the streets of the Star City is part of my daily ritual, and going around Mantle Lake Park is part of my jaunt.

2 years ago

In appreciation of care

To the editor:
I wanted to give a heartfelt “Thank you”  to The Cary Medical Center hematology/oncology team.

2 years ago

Pickett Mountain mine would be destructive

To the editor:
I am writing to lament the mining operation proposed by Canada-based Wolfden Resources at Pickett Mountain, and to urge the LUPC to deny Wolfden’s rezoning request.

2 years ago

Make your voice heard on mine

To the editor:
Wolfden Resources Corporation is a Canadian mining company with 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.

2 years ago

Mine wouldn’t be good for Pickett Mountain

To the editor:

As a citizen of Houlton, I am very concerned about the application of Wolfden Resources of Canada to Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission to rezone land on Pickett Mountain to allow a metallic mineral mine.

2 years ago

Hold everyone to same standards

To the editor:

Why is it that in the U.S. military, all branches, service members not acting on their best behavior can be charged and prosecuted for conduct unbecoming all the while the people who control the military can act and do anything they want?

2 years ago

Biden’s push for electric vehicles

To the editor: 

This president is so thoughtful to us average Americans that he wants us all to have electric vehicles by 2035. In fact, he’s trying to ram these down our throats, all in the name of green energy.

2 years ago

Politicians not what they appear

To the editor:

In 1955 at my home in Nashua, New Hampshire, Mom and Dad finally purchased a TV set.  As I recall, it was a Stromberg Carlson and what a beauty. I was 12.