Names can be a tricky thing when doing genealogy, so it helps to know a little about the names and the naming traditions in your country of origin. It also helps to understand name meanings in the native language.
So many questions, so little time. Genealogy is all about finding the answers, and the best way is to use all your resources. You, my fellow questers, are one of the best resources. It is important to have other people in your bag of genealogy tricks.
I am deeply troubled by allegations of wrongdoing at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities around the country. The allegations of gross mismanagement and fraud are alarming and describe conduct that is reprehensible. The Inspector General’s investigation and findings are a call to action.
On the evening of June 6, 1944, as news of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe was sweeping around the world, President Franklin Roosevelt addressed the American people on the radio. His powerful message was that the military action known as D-Day was not an invasion of conquest but “a mighty endeavor to set free a suffering humanity.”
Now that the 126th Legislature has officially come to a close, I can say with certainty that my 12 years in Augusta have been about helping Mainers and fighting for working people. Despite continuous opposition from Governor LePage, lawmakers were able to come together this session and pass a bipartisan budget, approve $50 million in bonds, and keep our funding promises to cities and towns to help prevent property tax increases. In the face of repeated adversity, we triumphed.
This year, we were able to create a responsible, bipartisan budget that champions all Mainers not just a select few. With overwhelming support in the House and a unanimous vote in the Senate, both Democrats and Republicans approved a budget that benefits students, the elderly, our communities, and working families.
Our budget restores funding to programs Gov. LePage wanted to cut, including our universities and community colleges, K-12 education, and Head Start. Our budget increases funding by $26 million for Maine’s nursing homes, allowing our elderly population access to the care they deserve, and our budget eliminates and reduces the waitlists at the Department of Health and Human Services for people with disabilities to get critical homecare services. Best of all, our budget doesn’t raise taxes or fees. We found savings and unspent funds in other programs.
The time for high school seniors to bid adieu to their fellow classmates has arrived once again as graduation season is upon us.
East Grand and Houlton and will hold their commencement exercises on Thursday at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively, followed by Hodgdon at 7 p.m. Friday. Greater Houlton Christian Academy bestows its diplomas at 10 a.m. Saturday at Military Street Baptist Church. Southern Aroostook Community School will hold its commencement service Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m., followed by Katahdin Area High School passing out its diplomas Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m.
I am deeply worried about the future of our democracy.
There was a time, when small rural communities such as Houlton were immune to the problems that plague larger, metropolitan areas.
We like to think that we live in a region where it is OK to leave your keys in your vehicle while you go into a store to pick up some groceries or to pay for gas; where you do not have to worry about your vehicle being rummaged through when going to church on Sunday mornings; and where you do not have to be overly cautious and lock the doors to your home before turning in for the night.
One of the greatest privileges of serving Maine in the United State Senate is the opportunity I have to meet outstanding young people from our state who are devoting their time and energy to serving their local communities.
Eat your vegetables. That’s what parents tell their children at dinner tables across America. And they do it because they want their children to grow up healthy and strong.
