Letters to the Editor

To the editor:

     Judging from the illustration published in Wednesday’s Aroostook Republican, the proposed new Caribou school that could cost $47 million or more will look like a third rate motel with a huge outhouse in the middle. It would replace solid brick and mortar existing schools with construction comparable to what we see on the “Barnwood Builders” television show.

To the editor:

For this I am grateful

Ho Great Spirit!

I give thanks for this day.

To the editor:

     When I read the Oct. 22 Bangor Daily News article about the proposed Maine Center for Graduate Professional Studies, I got angry. This article discussed the University of Maine System (UMS) plan to “unite graduate programs for aspiring businesspeople, lawyers and public administrators under one roof” — in Portland. I got angry about this: because Maine citizens were only hearing about the plan when it was virtually a done deal — with the Board of Trustees to vote on it the very next day and the first phase of the project scheduled to begin in January 2017; because northern Maine was, once again, losing out to the more moneyed and influential south; and because the name of the proposed Center seemed to leave the door open for a continuation of the youth, money, and brain drain from the second district to the first.

To the editor:

     I recently participated in a tele-town hall hosted by AARP Maine on behalf of family caregivers across the state. 1,200 Maine residents participated during the hour-long discussion. Our goal? To raise awareness about the needs of caregivers and to start to examine the supports and services Maine caregivers need in their own communities.

To the editor:
It’s not surprising to me that one of the most common statements I hear when speaking to Maine seniors is that they are so confused about how to handle the ever more complex insurance programs being offered by the government, private industry, and myriad other decisions they have to make as they approach retirement.

To the editor:
I understand the appeal of Populism; I am experiencing the pain and loss, the desperation and fear that accompanies late middle age unemployment.

To the editor:

     I understand the appeal of Populism; I am experiencing the pain and loss, the desperation and fear that accompanies late middle age unemployment. I drive by the empty mills and factories in Waterville, Dexter, Pittsfield, Skowhegan, Millinocket and Bucksport. I walk down the Main Streets of dying towns in Washington, Somerset, Waldo, and Aroostook counties, where the good days are now decades behind us. I live in rural America, where the schools are closing from lack of students, where deaths outnumber births, and depression is driving many to seek narcotic oblivion.

To the editor:

I understand the appeal of Populism; I am experiencing the pain and loss, the desperation and fear that accompanies late middle age unemployment. I drive by the empty mills and factories in Waterville, Dexter, Pittsfield, Skowhegan, Millinocket and Bucksport. I walk down the Main Streets of dying towns in Washington, Somerset, Waldo, and Aroostook counties, where the good days are now decades behind us. I live in rural America, where the schools are closing from lack of students, where deaths outnumber births, and depression is driving many to seek narcotic oblivion.

To the editor:

The 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge from Cary Medical Center’s Healthy You program has officially come to an end, but the 338 people people who registered for the Challenge — from Fort Kent to Eliot — have now begun to establish a habit of walking that can easily be continued.

Throughout the 100 Day Challenge, incentive prizes were awarded to keep participants engaged and motivated. The first 100 registrants all received a 100 Miles in 100 Days starter pack which included a T-shirt and pedometer to get the Challenge off on the right foot.