Letters to the Editor

2 months ago

City should define ‘other dollars’

To the editor:
Upon reading my 2006 tax bill and “How your tax dollars are spent,” I began to wonder about how the last item was spent.

2 months ago

Support our nurses

To the editor:
There is no good reason the Houlton Regional Hospital nurses continue to work without proper staffing.

2 months ago

No one should be stuck at work

To the editor:
On the morning of Aug. 5, I was stuck by a discarded syringe while cleaning a public  restroom during my shift here in Presque Isle.

2 months ago

Thanks to the Maine Veterans Home

To the editor:
I wrote this poem to express my appreciation for the Maine Veterans Home here in Caribou. It’s not out of fear or rumor of it closing, it’s just how I feel about the place where my husband now lives.

4 months ago

Tough decisions to make

To the editor:
Our country is headed in the wrong direction. Politically. You only have to pay attention to the news, any media, to see how socialism is creeping into our political system.

5 months ago

Development should start from within

To the editor:

The piece in The County’s May 20 newspaper entitled “Grant contest to boost self-reliant businesses in East Grand region” was in stark contrast to the reporting on meetings for data center development in southern Aroostook

5 months ago

12 years, 12 lessons

To the editor:
“There is a time for everything.” I guess my time has come. As I reflect on 12 years of ministry in this community [at the Hodgdon, Houlton and Mars Hill United Methodist churches], my heart is filled with gratitude

5 months ago

Making life more affordable

To the editor:
Around elections, the issue that most voters usually rank most important is “the economy.” That’s a broad term, but I think what most people mean by it is “life should be more affordable.”