To the Editor: By the time you read this letter, we will have already rung in the new year. As I reflect upon 2020, I realize that the Sweden Food Pantry has much to be grateful for. We have remarkable donors. People locally and from far away demonstrated that we are all neighbors helping neighbors. […]
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The right questions
To the Editor: Monday is the national MLK Day of Service and I’ve been thinking about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK means so many things to so many people. His legacy is not just a dream, but a litany of actions with many lessons to teach us. MLK has many answers […]
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You are not alone
To the Editor: Over the last few years we have seen a growing number of Americans experiencing social isolation and loneliness. New studies show that social isolation and loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking. In Maine, over 135,000 people 50 and older live alone and are at a higher risk of […]
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Thank you all!
To the Editor: What a year! Did we ever think we would go through remote learning, shutdowns, etc… in our lifetime? Although recreation programs could not safely be conducted, we continued to keep our facilities open for all citizens to enjoy; Lake Pennesseewassee Park, Cottage Street Recreation Area and the Lovejoy Farm Sports Complex. The […]
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Stop the CMP Corridor
To the Editor: The fight to Stop the CMP Corridor is far from over. While the first citizen initiative was ruled unconstitutional because it targeted the PUC, a part of the executive branch, we are off and running with another initiative which rightly targets the law-making legislative branch. Already 35,000 plus signatures (mostly on election […]
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Letter from a cat
To the Editor: Human; There will come a day when you will miss me curling around your legs as you rise in the morning. There will come a time when you will look into the moonless sky and see me darting from pool of dark to pool of dark. You will feel me hop up […]
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Thank you to the Paris Fire Chief
To the Editor: People of Paris, you have on of THE BEST fire chiefs anywhere. You might ask why we say that, and we want you to know why. Saturday evening in a very wild snow/ice/wind storm, we lost our power. Yes, this happened to many, but at our ages of 89 and 81, we […]
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Get up to speed
To the Editor: Tired of complaining about your internet? It’s time to do something about it! The Maine Broadband Coalition, in partnership with AARP Maine and others, has launched the “Get Up to Speed” initiative to aid broadband expansion efforts in Maine. Did you know that Maine is ranked as the 43rd state in the U.S […]
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Another silent night
To the Editor: The year was 1944 when the legendary Battle of the Bulge was being fought in the Ardennes forest of Europe. It was on a Christmas Eve that Elizabeth Vincken and her 12 year old son, Fritz, went into this very forest to get to the family’s hunting cabin because their home had […]
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Feztival of Trees cancelled
To the Editor: After much discussion with the members of the Oxford County Shrine Club Feztival of Trees and the officers of Kora Shrine, we have decided that we must cancel the Oxford County Shrine Club Feztival of Trees which was scheduled for Friday, December 11 through Sunday December 13 at the Jordan Hotel at […]