Stories by Staff Star Herald

Camping out at Haystack

REMEMBER WHEN

 The year that I “graduated” the eighth grade, Brent, Terry and I went camping at Haystack Mountain on that night. We were there around noon that day after having our ceremony and we pitched camp. We were literally free to run the trails, which we did and climb the mountain numerous times, which we did.

Park vandals need tough love

BUG GUTS & BEAUTY

Suggesting that the Star City engage a herd of goats for weed control and tax potentials was given in jest.

Reduce one of waste disposal’s three R’s

IN THE CITY

Most of us are familiar with the 3 R’s at the top of the waste hierarchy. The best methods to handle solid waste in order of priority are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Much emphasis has been placed on recycling over the last couple of decades, but you don’t hear much about reuse and reduce, particularly reduce.

The right care at the right time

“The goal is not a good death. Instead, the goal is to have as good a life as possible all the way to the very end.” That was the message Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon and author of the New York Times best-selling book, “Being Mortal”, delivered at a recent Senate Aging Committee hearing that I chaired. Our hearing explored ways to not only expand, but also to improve, the care provided to the approximately 90 million Americans who are living with a serious, often life threatening, illness.

Say Cheese: Cheesemaking is thriving in Maine

There is no doubt about it — agriculture is a real bright spot in Maine’s economy right now. And part of that positive momentum we’ve seen recently is the growth in small Maine cheesemakers across the state.