Letters to the Editor - The County

Letters to the Editor

Severe blood shortage

To the editor: As uncertain as the past year has been, one constant has been the need for lifesaving blood. Many people rely on the generosity of volunteer donors to help receive the blood and platelet transfusions they rely on. However, our supply is at a critical level right now.

Public should attend SAD 70 meeting

To the editor: As your elected school board member, I feel obligated to respond to the recent [Department of Education] investigation. Unlike the district, I am not happy with the outcome and findings at MSAD 70.

Serve people before party

To the editor: A year ago, I lost my job at Cary Medical Center and was forced to use food stamps just to put food on the table. I fell behind on my mortgage and car payments and had to negotiate with the bank so they wouldn’t repossess my car.

Commending our schools

To the editor: They made it. Houlton schools (RSU 29) are to be commended for their due diligence during the COVID-19 school year.

Welcome border news

To the editor: Like U.S. Senator Susan Collins, I too welcome the news that New Brunswick has begun to make plans to reopen the border between Maine and New Brunswick.

A well-prepared workforce benefits us all

To the editor: As president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and a proud native of Aroostook County, two recent articles about efforts to keep young people in The County caught my attention: one on the Aroostook Aspirations Initiative’s Gauvin Scholars scholarship and mentorship program, and the other on colleges and universities partnering with employers.

Parent expresses exclusion concerns at RSU 29

To the editor; We are living in troubled times, but I can only assume people would do what they could to make life as normal and stress-free as possible. Which is why I am troubled at the interaction I recently had with RSU 29 school officials.

Lunch served with a surprise

To the editor: My son and I were sitting in The Irish [Setter] Pub, right next to where the car crashed into it last week. Glass shards spewed forth -- beside us, never landing upon us.

Help for retirement savings

To the editor: Most of us were taught the importance of saving for the future, but if there is a barrier to saving then we probably won’t do it.

New EMS group making progress

To the editor: Sometime after the first week of January 2021, 13 area towns received bills for their Houlton Ambulance Service contracts, without any prior warning, that are four times what the towns had budgeted. In other words, the bills went from $16.74 per capita to $74 per capita.

In support of Sen. Collins

To the editor: As a former County Chairman of the Republican Party, I am horrified by the recent actions taken by the Aroostook County GOP to formally censure Sen. [Susan] Collins for her vote to impeach President Trump.

The first to experience Easter

To the editor: In the Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene on Easter morning is the first to go alone to Jesus’ tomb. Her love for Jesus draws her back to where she saw his body laid.

City Hall plan needs rethinking

To the editor: The City Council should take a long pause on the construction bid to renovate City Hall and allow time for reflection and the intrusion of common sense.

Great guns

To the editor: Recently we have read and heard about sanctuary towns. We hear about the Second Amendment. We hear about guns being taken from us. By whom will our guns be taken?

Iraq war and others

To the editor: Eighteen years ago, on March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. Immediately thereafter [as well as before], anti-war protests began throughout Maine. The protest in Presque Isle has been continuous, in all weathers, through all these years.

Gun fetish

To the editor: Merriam-Webster defines a fetish as “…an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion.” It seems to me that many people fetish over guns.

Questioning Van Buren’s police choice

To the editor: Van Buren closed the police station in December. Why? They say it’s because they cannot find anyone to hire. A nation with 7 percent unemployment cannot find an officer to employ?

A wake-up call for world democracies

To the editor: The first months of 2021 have been marked by insurrectionary movements in many democratic nations. Myanmar, Niger, and even the United States have experienced violent post-election turmoil that threatens the legitimacy of their democratic institutions.

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