4 years ago
Why thrift shops don’t have nice things
To the editor:
Up until about a year and a half ago, one fun thing to do in Caribou and Presque Isle was to go to the local thrift stores and see what new gems they had.
Letters to the Editor
4 years ago
Flavored tobacco needs to go
To the editor:
Although the FDA has denied marketing applications for over 1 million flavored e-cigarette products, they have yet to stop all flavored tobacco sales and there are still more than 15,000 flavors on the market to choose from.
4 years ago
Pre-K partnership is great news
To the editor:
I was pleased to read about a new partnership between Aroostook County Action Program and Limestone Community School to expand full-day pre-kindergarten. This is great news for families in the region, as well as area employers and our economy.
4 years ago
Ease up on Carter
To the editor:
It’s a little bit silly, isn’t it, to make such a big deal over Mr. Carter’s mishap?
4 years ago
Everyone should have the right to vote
To the editor:
Since the anniversary of the insurrection at the Capitol and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I can’t help thinking that instead of taking steps forward we have stepped back. Every citizen in this country should have the right to vote without being hindered in any way by anyone.
4 years ago
Solar follies
To the editor:
When it comes to building a solar far, why would you — and please forgive me — “stick it where the sun don’t shine”? Winter solstice is a mere 8 hours a day, and it’s a meager light, traveling low across the horizon.
4 years ago
In support of WHOU decision
To the editor:
Wow, someone did the right thing. We hear continuously about priests, coaches, doctors and others in authority sexually abusing boys and girls, sometimes for decades, who are allowed to continue do so because the people in charge and are responsible for stopping this deplorable behavior turn a blind eye.
4 years ago
In support of act that would help Maine tribes
To the editor:
A very important justice bill is about to be considered by the Maine state legislature — a consensus product of several bipartisan committees. LD 1626 (An Act Implementing the Recommendations of a Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act) will help reverse some of the unfortunate restrictions on Wabanaki sovereignty in the Implementing Act, which accompanied the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
4 years ago
Reader finds joy in writing of columnist Belinda Ouellette
To the editor:
I’m taking the time to write and express the joy I receive every time Belinda Ouellette’s column appears.
4 years ago
We must keep the museum going
To the editor:
There is no reason Caribou cannot financially support the Nylander Museum. I am angry every time I see this come up, and now the city is again trying to make it happen in the near future.
