Editorials

6 years ago

The 48 percent solution

So there you are, on a sunny summer day, pondering which great County hike you are going to enjoy.! You check the weather and see that the humidity is 48 percent, so you know it won’t feel muggy while hiking, right? Wrong!

6 years ago

200 years of festive breadth

It was an interesting moment. Lots of fire trucks and swarthy types in the city police uniforms, a governor, some city councilors, and various interested people showed up for the beginning of the 200th Birthday of Maine. Beauty queens in tiaras and sashes added a moment of glamour and blueberry parfaits brought color to the cheeks. The Governor recounted the noble history of the state. 

6 years ago

DNA and genealogy – Part 1

A few years ago I was interviewed by a newspaper on the future of genealogy and DNA.  I went on record that DNA would change genealogy in the future, opening doors we could only imagine.

6 years ago

Increasing access to high-speed internet in rural Maine

When Americans first began using the Internet a quarter century ago, they typically accessed online content using home phone lines via modems capable of downloading data at speeds too slow even to support MP3-quality streaming music. 

6 years ago

DNA, surnames trace history’s path

In my last column I dealt with family associations. There are other types of associations which can also prove of immense value including DNA studies.

6 years ago

Our buddies the bees

In honor of the Nylander Museum of Natural History’s theme week titled “Bugging You,” which will cover all sorts of insects from July 15 to 27, we present some fascinating facts about one of the most important, and currently threatened, insects in the United States: bees.