If the state of Maine can have a lottery system, why can’t the indigenous people of Maine have a casino? The Calais area would be the logical place for such a venue.

The creation of jobs and the influx of monies would be invaluable to Washington County. An east-west highway could become a reality. Also, we might be able to produce better roads for our friends in Aroostook County – no more “a tombstone every mile” deal. Who knows – maybe we could even lift the softwood tariff on our neighbors in Canada.

S.L. Ackley

Whitneyville