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Implications of ‘state of the art’

It is now more than 30 years since I've engaged in direct school administration. I've largely kept out of the VUESC [Valley Unified Educational Service Center] debate since I regarded my experience largely as passe.

The right side of history

People vote with their wallets, therefore, I offer the following: State of Maine school funding is based on student enrollment and programs.

Support the future by voting for school

We're voting next month on our new Valley Unified school. I'm hoping we have enough sense to vote for it.

Maine needs to create better health care

To the editor: I am a “consumer” of health care with a Medicare Advantage plan. I would much rather be a “patient” like I was in the late 1950s when I birthed my three babies in a four-day stay for each at a local hospital.

Fate

One does not know how valuable something really is until one loses it, and on that day I nearly lost it all.

It’s time to build a school

Let’s talk about the worst kept secret in this Valley Unified process: In the end, the fate of the project will be decided in Fort Kent.

Why would good people want to serve?

The focus of this letter is to address the slanderous, malicious, mean-spirited and unfounded attacks on two individuals at the town hall, Mr. Gary Picard and Ms. Dana Gendreau.

What next?

Now that the farce called impeachment is over, what next?

Is Madawaska business friendly?

To the editor: In St. David, four miles out of town, is the unimpressive and misleading blue sign that reads “Town of Madawaska – Certified Business Friendly.”

Building new school not the answer

Why spend so much money on something we already have a solution for? Sorry, it's confusing.

The entire state is watching

Since the application for state funding for a regional high school in the Upper St. John Valley began some three years ago, the communities of Madawaska, SAD 33 and SAD 27 banded together a talented group of tri-community citizens to determine the best “site” for a regional school as their primary objective based on the state’s Major Capitol School Construction Program guidelines.

Focus on opportunity, not animosity

To the editor: Winning the lottery can transform one’s life and provide for a secure future. Unfortunately, many who have won the lottery end up in bankruptcy after squandering their prize money.

Parties share responsibility

To the editor: It seems that, once again, one of Mr. Chasse’s monologues, attacking those horrible Republicans, has found its way into the pages of the Times [Nov. 4, 2019].

Tear down the wall

To the editor: This is the 30th anniversary of when the wall that separated East Berlin from West Berlin in Germany was torn down, thus reuniting families and loved ones, neighbors and friends.

Trump, Republicans and authoritarianism

To the editor, What many Americans seem to miss is the fact that the moral and political failure of Donald J. Trump is actually the moral and political failure of the Republican voter. Trump is the Republican Party; he reflects and echoes the beliefs and ideology that is the Republican voter.

Referee/official shortages could impact games

To the editor, The shortages of quality coaches and officials/referees/umpires are both a result of many aspects of the game, including sportsmanship and opportunity. The headlines currently address sportsmanship among the coaches and fans toward the officials to be most of the reasons for the shortages.

The tales history tells

To the editor: How did community leaders and business persons of Madawaska speak of their horses in 1906? Answer: Just like people today speak of their cars and their 4-by-4’s, seeking to identify the advantage and value of one brand over another -- or in the case of horses, seeking to verify the pedigree in order to assure the purebred status.

Grandstanding

To the editor: It thrills me to think that Benjamin Sirois expresses his commitment to collaborate on the regional school project as indicated in his ‘Guest Column’ lecture (SJVT 10/9/19).

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