At what point do state officials admit their responsibility and their lack of management regarding pharmacies in the state? At what point do those officials mandate accountability and insist upon yearly inspections? And when do we, as a society, insist upon compliance to said rules and regulations.

While I am at it, I wonder how many doctors, lawyers or any other professionals who were required to take an entrance examination would be able to pass that same exam or one similar after being in their field of choice for 45 years?

All this, of course, refers to the muckraking, which Mr. McLafferty here in Rangeley has had to endure. Somehow the Sun Journal has forgotten that the true crime does not reside in the passing or failing of an exam, but that state officials refuse to accept their culpability and that of the three young adults who stole from McLafferty’s establishment.

My request is simple: Give it a rest for McLafferty and focus on the state.

I think the Sun Journal would do more good for our society by insisting upon better statewide participation in inspections than by putting undue pressure on a 71-year-old good citizen of our community.

I think the Sun Journal should raise the bar and see the bigger picture.

Stephen C. Philbrick, Oquossoc

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