Letters to the Editor - The County

Letters to the Editor

Veterans home closures are devastating

To the editor: The slated closing of our Maine Veterans Homes in Machias and Caribou is devastating not only to Washington and Aroostook County veterans but also their loved ones who depend on these facilities for critical long-term care.

A plea for Ukraine

To the editor: I give here two arguments against claims by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin of the reasons he is bombing and burning Ukrainian cities to the ground, killing more than 100 children and several hundred Ukrainian citizens and displacing three million innocent civilians to NATO countries, who three weeks ago had families, lives, homes and jobs.

Here’s how to fund Veterans Homes

To the editor: Do the math. Those in charge propose to close the Caribou and Machias [Maine] Veterans Homes, in part due to a combined annual shortfall of $2 million. The next year’s forecast is a combined $3 million shortfall.

Ending the sale off flavored tobacco

To the editor: A recent Maine survey has revealed that most Maine citizens approve of ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in our state.

Thankful for the weather

To the Editor: Have we really had it that bad with the cold weather? I think not!

Why thrift shops don’t have nice things

To the editor: Up until about a year and a half ago, one fun thing to do in Caribou and Presque Isle was to go to the local thrift stores and see what new gems they had.

Flavored tobacco needs to go

To the editor: Although the FDA has denied marketing applications for over 1 million flavored e-cigarette products, they have yet to stop all flavored tobacco sales and there are still more than 15,000 flavors on the market to choose from.

Pre-K partnership is great news

To the editor: I was pleased to read about a new partnership between Aroostook County Action Program and Limestone Community School to expand full-day pre-kindergarten. This is great news for families in the region, as well as area employers and our economy.

Ease up on Carter

To the editor: It’s a little bit silly, isn’t it, to make such a big deal over Mr. Carter’s mishap?

Everyone should have the right to vote

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.

Solar follies

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.

In support of WHOU decision

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.

In support of act that would help Maine tribes

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.

Reader finds joy in writing of columnist Belinda Ouellette

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

We must keep the museum going

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.

Toby’s letter to Santa

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.

Keeping kids in school

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

In support of tribal rights

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.

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