Letters to the Editor

10 months ago

Looking for tax-prep volunteers

To the editor:

Tax filing season may be a few months away, but our Tax-Aide team in Caribou, also serving Presque Isle and surrounding towns, is already seeking volunteers who want to serve their community through the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program.

10 months ago

Try a dry run first

To the editor:
I have an answer to the question on how to proceed with the Main Street renovation.

10 months ago

Thoughts on Main Street

To the editor:
I’m behind an Amish buggy in the right-hand lane. To my left is a large piece of farm equipment; on the sidewalk, someone on a Rascal is speeding past.

10 months ago

Spending is out of control

To the editor:
Here we are, a nation nearly exhausted from the grinds of war — World War I, WWI, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. — on the verge of WW3 with a national debt of some $33 trillion dollars, and what do we do?

10 months ago

Elect a good chief executive

To the editor:
Imagine you inherit a huge and well-respected company.  You need a new chief executive officer.

10 months ago

Keep Social Security in mind when voting

To the editor:
Your Social Security is on the line this election. In Maine, 95 percent of retired Mainers 65-plus receive Social Security benefits and more than 360,000 individuals collect Social Security.

10 months ago

My response to Gov. Mills

To the editor:
Janet Mills, in her letter to the Times on Oct. 23, stated: “Donald Trump’s plan for a second presidency-Project 2025…” Anything she said after that on the subject of 2025 isn’t worth repeating.

10 months ago

Aroostook is better than this

To the editor:
Have you heard about all the political signs that have gone missing? I have put signs on my lawn for years and 2024 was the first time a sign was touched. That’s okay because I had extras.

10 months ago

Elect Rush for local representation

To the editor:
Aroostook and Penobscot counties have the chance to send fresh representation to Augusta on Election Day. For us here in Linneus and the greater Houlton area, we have the chance to elect a lifelong resident Houlton who understands us well.