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Patient Bill of Rights is key to health and economic recovery

More than 11 months ago, Maine reported the first case of COVID-19. Through it all, Maine people and small businesses have shown extraordinary resilience, going to great lengths to keep their families and communities safe.

Patois, C, deuxieme partie

Bon, b'en, ça fait un an qu'ont s'tch'en le core raide pi les oreilles molles en cause du @#$%^#@ COVID. Au Canada y a des signs partous qui dises "Ca va bien aller." J'souhaite b'en qu' ça commence a aller mieux, mes ami(e)s.

Kindness always counts

I was loading groceries into the back of my SUV and quite unexpectedly, a plastic jug of raspberry tea decided to make a run for it by rolling rather clumsily down the gentle sloped grocery store parking lot, stopping only by the grace of the cart corral.

Resources in Maine

I recently received my latest issue of American Ancestors magazine published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. This issue features “The Best Genealogical Resources for Maine” and it’s excellent.

Protect identity when filing taxes

To the editor: Before you begin the annual process of calculating how much money you owe/are owed by the federal government this tax season, I would urge you to first apply for an IP PIN number through the IRS website.

Individual rights and responsibility

In the 2020 election, 360,737 voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District delivered one electoral vote for the Republican candidate for president, a 7.5 percent margin of victory.

Why couldn’t there be compromise?

To the editor: I've lived in the Valley half my life and my wife all of her life, and we've never been as disgusted with the actions of our local elected officials as we are now.

In praise of fire department

To the editor: I would like to thank and praise the Fort Kent Fire Department for their expertise and professionalism for a job well done.

Paying tolerance forward

I watched her carefully position her late-model SUV into the parking space in front of me, her eyes shielded with brown tinted, cat-eye-shaped sunglasses. She removed the glasses and immediately put a white paper mask on.

Valley Unified is no more

To the editor: Well, it’s official. The proposed new school is dead, thanks to a small but influential cabal in Fort Kent. Their collective foresight and concern for their communities’ children’s education would not fill a thimble.

Thumbing their noses

To the editor: The small group of people from Fort Kent engaged in a secret scheme (or cabal) not only thumbed their noses at the fine folks from Madawaska, Frenchville and St. Agatha, they literally told present and future generations of St. John Valley students that they didn’t give a damn about the quality of education lost by their bullheadedness.

Autocratic rule is still being advocated by a group of white Americans

To the editor: The Capitol attack on Jan. 6 was a racist and autocratic power grab, pure and simple. This attack, by a mob of mostly white, middle-class Americans, was the culmination of an authoritarian, rich, wanna-be dictator, by the name of Donald J. Trump, to make himself king and destroy American Democracy.

Feeling the loss of Tourney Time

As local schools shut down for their annual February break, students are sure to be excited about getting some much-needed rest and relaxation during these crazy, COVID-19 times.

DNA changes

I recently was notified that my DNA origins had changed. If you’ve opted to have your own DNA tested for your ethnic origins, you may be surprised by a similar email someday, and your first reaction will probably be something like, “How can this be?”

$200 million to help loggers facing COVID-19 economic crisis

Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has supported good-paying jobs, driven local economies, and strengthened rural communities.

Moose hunt 2020

I had the good fortune of being drawn for a moose permit in 2020. My permit was for a bull in zone four during the second week in October (my first choice). Zone four is a huge zone that lies north of the Golden Road, south of the Reality Road, west of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and goes all the way to the Canadian border.

In fairness, another worldview

To the editor: Will Trump bashing ever stop? The latest was an article in the [Jan. 20] Times, “There are lessons to be learned from current unrest.” In this one it seems the universe sent Trump to teach our nation a lesson.

Lessons learned from a four-wheeled marvel

My car is way smarter than I am. In fact, it’s an idiot-proofing marvel with all kinds of features designed to keep me from doing stupid things.

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