The blur that was the holidays has come and gone. So too has another year.
And while the economy continues to struggle, there have been some positives signs that the nation is slowly turning the corner. Many would probably agree they are no worse off than this time a year ago, so that’s a start.
Genealogy is all about questions and answers. The more family history research you do, the better you will become at both forming questions and finding answers. We usually start because we have questions about a particular person or event in our family.
Everywhere I go in Maine, people tell me that they are tired of partisan gridlock in Washington. They ask why people on both sides of the aisle can’t set aside their partisan differences, come together, and reach compromises on the many important issues facing our country.
On April 28, 1960, Maine’s Water Improvement Commission (WIC) held a public hearing concerning a license application to discharge wastewater to the Aroostook by Potato Service, Inc., a processor of frozen french fries, in Presque Isle.
Happy New Year! Much excitement surrounds the renovation and construction at the library. We also have some exciting new and ongoing services which we think will also greatly interest our patrons.
Genealogy is all about questions and answers. The more family history research you do, the better you will become at both forming questions and finding answers. We usually start because we have questions about a particular person or event in our family.
Like many families with small children, the countdown to Christmas has reached epic proportions in our home.
Every morning throughout the month of December has been the same. Sometime around 6:30 a.m., my wife and I hear the thump of our youngest daughter’s feet hitting the floor as she jumps out of bed. This is typically followed by several loud thumps as she bounds across the hall and down the stairs to reach the “Countdown to Christmas” snowman calendar that awaits her at the bottom of the stairs.
This week, for the first time in four years, Congress successfully passed a budget.
Among the various occupations I’ve held since high school, there are two jobs you couldn’t pay me enough to accept: school bus driver and public works director.
I love a challenge, and I love my sister. And, not uncommonly, nothing stirs my competitive spirit quite like sibling rivalry. So for the past year or so, I’ve been in an ongoing competition with my sister Carolyn focused on a passion we share — reading books.
