Editorials

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12 years ago

Hare hunting hot and heavy

  The old adage that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb certainly seems to be true so far this year.

12 years ago

Cup O’ Joe: Town meeting time

It is town meeting time once again. Each March, residents in smaller communities head to town halls, gymnasiums or any other gathering place suitable to accommodate a large number of people in order to vote on a number of important topics.

12 years ago

Aroostook Skies: The shadow of life

 Sure, 44 years is a long time — a lot of cake and candles. Astronomically, speaking, however, 44 years hardly winks an eye. Throughout the last 44 years, between the shadows,

12 years ago

Family Searcher – Amazed by what’s online

If you are overwhelmed at the thought of trying to find records on the Internet, the latest issue of Family Tree magazine will help you. Most of the issue is devoted to an in-depth look at the top eight websites. Can a magazine really help you understand how to search a website? The answer is a resounding “Yes!”

12 years ago

Library construction project moving along in PI

    With construction in the last stages of completion, the library staff, trustees, and building committee are switching focus from design and project management to restoring educational, recreational and cultural services.

12 years ago

My top priorities as your representative

  My top priorities as your representative in the Maine House are helping the citizens of Aroostook County and listening to my constituents about their needs and concerns.

12 years ago

Aroostook Skies: The shadow of life

Sure, 44 years is a long time — a lot of cake and candles. Astronomically, speaking, however, 44 years hardly winks an eye.

12 years ago

Aroostook Skies: The shadow of life

    Sure, 44 years is a long time — a lot of cake and candles. Astronomically, speaking, however, 44 years hardly winks an eye.

12 years ago

County jail system begs for leadership, standardization

“Neither the governor nor I want to dictate to the counties how they need to run.” That is what I told Lewiston Sun Journal reporter Dan Hartill on Feb. 13. Mr. Hartill was asking questions about a Feb. 11, 2014 letter I had delivered to members of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.