Stories by Contributed

6 months ago

Government for the people

To the editor:
I learned a new acronym this week: DARVO. First coined in the late 1990s, it stands for “deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.”

6 months ago

Medicaid cuts threaten health care

To the editor: 
The House GOP’s recently passed budget bill proposes deep Medicaid funding cuts that pose an existential threat to rural hospitals, including those here in Aroostook County.

6 months ago

Trump should apologize

To the editor:
President Trump has managed to turn an important meeting into a disaster.

6 months ago

Finding your ancestors’ friends

Friends are important to all of us. Very few move through life without acquiring close friends. This was also true of our ancestors. Often these friends were as close or closer than family members.

6 months ago

Lions renew commitment to visually impaired

In 1925, as an ambassador for the newly formed American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller addressed the Lions Clubs International Convention in Cedar Point, Ohio. 

6 months ago

Maine Press Association awards $10,000 in scholarships to support next generation of journalists

The Maine Press Association is proud to announce it has awarded six scholarships to high school and college students totaling $10,000 to help those students further their pursuit of a career in journalism.  The 2025 recipients include Elora Griswold (University of Maine), Emily Bontatibus (University of Maine), Grace Kirk (American University), Dylan Burmeister (Lincoln Academy), […]

6 months ago

NMCC students earn top honors at SkillsUSA Maine championship

BANGOR, Maine — Northern Maine Community College students competed at the SkillsUSA Maine championships on March 13-14, earning medals in welding and electrical construction wiring. The competition took place at multiple locations in Bangor, including Eastern Maine Community College, United Technologies Center, the Cross Insurance Center and Mid-Maine Technical Center. NMCC students competed in their […]

6 months ago

McNinch receives Houlton’s MPA Principal’s Award

HOULTON, Maine — Jazlynn McNinch of Houlton, a senior at Houlton Middle High School, has been selected to receive the 2025 Principal’s Award, The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. McNinch, the daughter of Heidi and Jacob McNinch, has distinguished herself […]