4 years ago
Toby’s letter to Santa
To the editor:
Toby is a resident cat at the Halfway Home Pet Rescue. I must confess that I accidentally opened and read “his” outgoing mail last week.
Letters to the Editor
4 years ago
Keeping kids in school
To the Editor:
COVID, and the state’s response to it, is negatively impacting student learning and personal growth. It is increasingly apparent that policies around attendance should be looked at
4 years ago
In support of tribal rights
To the editor:
In 2019, state Sen. Mike Carpenter led a bipartisan task force with members representing the state of Maine and the Wabanaki tribes. They came up with 22 recommendations to improve relations between the state and the tribes.
4 years ago
Let’s keep working to strengthen Maine’s child care system
To the editor:
A recent column by Senate President Troy Jackson of Aroostook County, where I am proud to say I was born and raised, cites strengthening child care as a top priority — and success — of the last session of Maine’s Legislature.
4 years ago
Students need a better quarantine learning plan
To the editor:
Our students wear masks, they socially distance, they have assigned seating and even more recently pooled testing began. Each layer of COVID mitigation has been mostly accepted, though the hope is that we will see an increase to in-person learning opportunity.
4 years ago
Border opening a boon for all
To the editor: At long last, and just in time for the holiday season, I’m so pleased to report that the United States/Canadian border is finally open for land travel for fully vaccinated individuals after an extended and damaging closure. I would like to thank Senator Susan Collins for continuing to push for this […]
4 years ago
Thank you, and goodbye
By Alexander MacDougall This is my last issue with the Houlton Pioneer Times, as I return to my home state of Massachusetts to start the next phase in my career. The past year and a half spent up here have been interesting, to say the least. I came to Houlton fresh out of grad […]
4 years ago
Sweet land of liberty
On Nov. 11, 2021, Veterans Day, I will be 97 years of age, uncommonly blessed to have lived through exactly one-third of the history of this glorious republic. I lived on Academy Street [in Presque Isle] in 1953-54, and am a charter member of the Presque Isle Country Club. I lived on Loring AFB from […]
4 years ago
What shall we call the city?
To the editor: I’ve been thinking, and maybe some of you would agree, that Presque Isle should change its slogan from Star City to Drug City, or maybe Pot City. Seriously, it’s wonderful to have the Main Street store fronts full, but do we really need seven stores on Main Street that sell cannabis? […]
4 years ago
Supporting council candidates
To the editor:
Jody Smith cast the tie-breaking vote to place on a future local ballot whether Caribou would expend up to $10 million for a new police department building. While questions of this sort should always go to the voters and taxpayers, this is putting the cart before the horse.
