The rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could be “catastrophic” to the college enrollment of America’s high school Class of 2024, higher education experts recently told Congress. However, with public postsecondary education as the engine of upward mobility, the University of Maine System (UMS) won’t let that happen to […]

To the Editor: I’m Joan Beal, running for Representative for District 81 in the Maine Legislature. As a mother, grandmother, retired teacher, former foster parent, church member, and past caregiver for my mother and husband, I have seen the strengths and needs of the communities I am a part of. As an active citizen in […]

To the Editor: Kyle Tilsley is one of the most respectable and influential mentors I have ever had. When Kyle was promoted to Lieutenant with the State Police, his attitude and willingness to help never changed. Over the years Kyle became known for arriving on a scene and approaching the other responders with the simple […]

To the Editor: Mike Soboleski is a Marine Corps veteran, 9/11 NYC first responder, 100% rated conservative legislator, and the only choice to beat Jared Golden in November. I’ve worked with Mike and his opponent in the legislature for the last two years. I’m voting for Soboleski because he’s actually gotten things done for the […]

To the Editor: I see the consolidated-community school issue as needing a public forum and I hope you can help. I propose an everybody-into-the-pool set of pages in the newspaper for letters, emails, and texts from the residents of the eight towns with their opinions on the controversy. I feel it needs to happen every […]

To the Editor: I’m writing to endorse our current State Senate Minority Leader Lisa Keim for the Oxford County Commissioner seat, District 2. The knowledge and experience Lisa has gained in state government have well-prepared her for the role of County Commissioner. Dedicated in her service to our communities, Senator Keim is known to be smart, hard-working, […]

To the Editor: It is with great enthusiasm and trust that I wholeheartedly endorse and support Senator Lisa Keim in her endeavor to be elected as the next Oxford County Commissioner. Lisa has been unwavering in her representation and commitment to her constituents during her terms as Maine State Senator. Her sound knowledge, judgment, and […]

To the Editor: As a result of our annual roadside clean-up last Saturday, Otisfield’s roads are now minus a couch, some televisions, tires, auto parts, cans, bottles, and lots of trash. We had about 50 enthusiastic, hardworking volunteers young and not so young. Our clean-up day is sponsored by the Otisfield Conservation Committee and supported […]

To the Editor: I attended the SAD 17 meeting held by the board at the Legion Hall in West Paris. It was obvious they had spent considerable time preparing for it. I was disappointed in the thrust of that meeting. Although it was presented as an “informational” meeting, it appeared to me that the board […]

To the Editor: I was looking up how many homeless people there are in the U.S and it upset me to learn that there are more than 650,000. I also learned that of those 650,000, some 35,000 of them are veterans. Citizens should write to their Representatives and Senators to see what Congress is doing […]