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.
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.
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.
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.
To the editor:
I’m taking the time to write and express the joy I receive every time Belinda Ouellette’s column appears.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
