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UMFK presidential search update

I am pleased to update the Fort Kent community on the progress of the presidential search and announce upcoming campus visits for selected finalists.

Bully tactics push country toward abyss

When a local person labels Republicans and Evangelical Christians as “domestic enemies,” that person engages in the same tactics as this administration.

Vaccination a matter of public health

This is a public health issue and not a “Big Pharma” one.

In the beginning

Gather your friends and neighbors and make your way to those locations and cast your ballots in favor of the educational future of generations.

Losing high school costs more in the long run

Depending on your situation, travel distance and your salary, you can figure out how much this new school will cost you.

An appeal to protect our community

We must protect our children and our vulnerable population. Vote “No” on Question 1 on March 3.

Oath of allegiance

We now have domestic enemies. Their names are Donald J. Trump, conservative Republicans and evangelical Christians.

Spay/neuter clinics make a difference

If Halfway Home can continue sterilizing these cats as well as community cats, we can lighten our load of kittens coming in this spring.

Aroostook County Fund an important resource

Applications for 2020 community-building grants are due Feb. 15

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.”

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