Reed Plummer, the 13-year-old son of Trina Farley, is battling brain cancer for the second time. Longtime family friend Sherri Clark created a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for travel expenses, medical expenses and accumulating bills.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Northern Maine Community College will hold an open house for prospective students and families on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the campus on 33 Edgemont Drive in Presque Isle.
To the editor:
If you were headed for a cliff, blissfully unaware, would you want someone to warn you? Or would you rather go on your merry way and plunge into the dark abyss?
To the editor:
We need to change the way we elect our leaders in the state of Maine as our current “winner-take-all” voting system does not allow for a representative democracy. Over the last 40 years, nine of our last 11 governors were elected with less than 50 percent of the vote. In other words, in nine of those elections, a majority of voters did not cast their ballots for the winning candidate. So, in reality, the people who were and are elected to office do not represent the majority of voters in our state.
To the editor:
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, it is often life-changing. The fear, anxiety and pain that accompany the diagnosis and treatment of a chronic disease can take a toll on one’s quality of life. As doctors focus on treating the disease, side effects like these are sometimes overlooked.
By Beverly Brown
She says a prayer every night before she goes to bed. She rubs lotion on her face and on her hands and always has the sweet fragrance of peppermint wisping in the air to relax her while she sleeps. She sprays her comforter down in relaxing fragrances to keep calm while she sleeps to prevent the nightmares from reoccurring. But one night in a nightmare she relived a horrific time in her life like it just happened yesterday.
By U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Every child needs and deserves a safe and loving home, a family to provide support, stability, and hugs. But for more than 100,000 children in America, tragic circumstances have robbed them of this basic right.
IN THE CITY
By Dana Fowler
It is that time of the year again when the leaves are turning color and finding their way down to the ground. The good news is that it is a beautiful time of the year. The bad news is that many of us are raking the leaves because there are too many to leave on the lawn.
The term “dower” isn’t used much anymore but you’re apt to run across it when you’re researching your ancestors’ wills or sometimes in deeds. You may also hear it referred to as the “widow’s mite.” What dower entails is the widow’s legal right to a percentage (generally one-third) of her late husband’s estate. It was designed to protect her interests and to allow her to maintain herself and not become a public charge. In the event a husband didn’t leave a will, the court would step in and assign to the widow what she could own in property.
By Allison Heidorn
Most of us at one time or another have paused to ask ourselves if we are on the right road. Are we spending our time in meaningful ways which allow us to contribute with a passion and purpose? If our answer is no, there can be a feeling of regret for having spent far too long running in the wrong direction.
