3 days ago

Protect the Endangered Species Act

To the editor: I am writing in support of the Endangered Species Act, and in opposition to efforts by Congress to undermine this landmark wildlife conservation law.

1 week ago

Using cellphone while driving should mean license loss

This is in regard to the [“Walkabout: Aroostook”] article on driving. I agree it is sad how some people drive today, especially since cellphones came into existence. 

2 weeks ago

Home

To the Editor People always say “There’s nothing to do in The County.” I however don’t think that’s true.

3 weeks ago

Downtree trees need

The following is a letter in response to  why trees won’t thrive in the downtown area of Houlton (reported in the July 31 edition). The article said it was a mystery that nobody so far can solve.

4 weeks ago

Collins delivers for the County again

Senator Susan Collins has once again proven that she is working for the people of Maine by securing funding to fix the bridge that connects Madawaska to Edmunston, New Brunswick.

4 weeks ago

Thankful for Houlton

In September 1993, I left my corporate life in San Francisco, on a cross-country adventure in a Volkswagen camper. On Oct. 1, I drove into Maine and eventually Houlton for the first time.

1 month ago

Hope of the rural community

To the Editor: The annual Fourth of July parade is over. Vendors pull out. Visiting family and friends ebb away and return to their homes. The town goes back to normal -- being quiet. We hear the news that most of America’s rural communities are doomed to decline. We hear that rural life is fading away. We hear that rural older adults as well as younger ones are hit hard by opioid epidemic. When hope seems lost, where do we find hope in the rural community?

1 month ago

A salute to the Young Messengers

To the editor: For many years I have refrained from writing to the Pioneer Times for many reasons. Today, I make an exception. This is for you Young Messengers.

2 months ago

Plea for abandoned kittens

This has been an unusually busy week for Halfway Home Pet Rescue, and unfortunately a very unhappy week as kittens have been discovered abandoned on some country roads.

2 months ago

A just choice: choose humanity

One year ago, 12 of us plus two children chanted: “End the separations, keep families together” in downtown Presque Isle. Unfathomably, this year we must chant against worse policies: “Close the child prisons.”

2 months ago

Disappointed in legislators who jumped on Portland’s asylum band wagon

To the editor, I just read an article regarding the bill that was passed by the [Maine] House [of Representatives] to provide welfare benefits to the asylum-seekers coming into the state of Maine.

2 months ago

Upgrades delay Mapleton pool opening

To the editor: The Towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman would like to let the public know that we are behind schedule on opening our outdoor pool this year.

2 months ago

Appreciates D-Day remembrance

To the editor: Thank you for Paula Brewer’s article [D-Day: the world remembers] on the most significant time in our history.

3 months ago

Thank you for honoring veterans

On May 18, a group of volunteers met at Fairmount Cemetery to take on the task of placing flags on all the veterans’ graves. We placed over 800 flags this year.

3 months ago

Hold Big Pharma accountable

Here is what we know: Americans pay more than any other country in the world for their prescription drugs. Top executives from the biggest drug companies all agree that this is so, and they won’t take responsibility.

3 months ago

Presque Isle’s memorable 75th anniversary D-Day celebration

To the editor: Literally thousands converged on Presque Isle’s airport on Sunday, May 19, as a flight of World War II twin-engined transports landed to be greeted by a remarkable mix of young and old, boys and girls, parents and grandfolks -- a crowd never before seen.

3 months ago

Cemetery in need of assistance

The Advent Cemetery in Limestone needs the community’s help. We are facing financial difficulties in maintaining this cemetery.

3 months ago

Seven reasons why I love my community

To the editor: Recently, I had a chance to attend a conference in a big city. As I was walking and driving in its downtown area, I became even more appreciative of my community in Houlton.