Editorials

8 years ago

Watching the seed drop

A good friend of mine just began work for a farmer planting potatoes doing the same job I did when I was in the years of my jr/sr high school days. That job is riding the planter.

8 years ago

Puppy Breakfast

All but the most phobic or allergic are pretty much suckers for a cute puppy; even people who don’t particularly care for dogs are drawn in by a puppy who wrinkles up little shoe-button eyes and grins a puppy grin punctuated with shiny, tiny, white puppy teeth.

8 years ago

Conservation Corner – May, 2017

Sue Szwed is one those women who seem like they can do anything. As a partner with the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, we offer her apple trees during the annual tree sale and have drawn on her fruit growing knowledge to lead classes and be a part of the planning committee for Aroostook Apple Day held in October.

8 years ago

Let’s rock this thing

“Somebody” finally knocked this season into gear and leaned on the throttle.

8 years ago

Helping small business with tax code reforms

Small businesses are our nation’s job creators. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses employ more than half of all American workers and have generated two-out-of-three net new jobs since the 1970s.