7 years ago
Finding Santa
The older I become, the more convinced I am of one thing: I will never outgrow Christmas.
Editorials
7 years ago
Putting a name to the ’affliction’
It’s been wisely recommended that I explain what the ‘affliction’ is that I occasionally mention in my articles. I have no problem with that, but it does make me realize that I’ve been coy about it as though I might somehow be ashamed to have it. I have multiple sclerosis; MS for short.
7 years ago
A County winter storm memory: Sudden snow in 1951 stranded sixteen workers from Loring
I was a boy of 8 in November 1951. Our family farm was located on the Madawaska Road in Caribou at the corner of the cross road which ran eastward to the west gate road for the Air Force base under construction.
7 years ago
Making and sharing holiday memories
The holiday season is underway and soon families will gather for meals and gift giving. With many relatives under one roof, this is a great time for genealogists to ask questions about holiday traditions practiced in the past or to try to learn more about the family.
7 years ago
Starlight, star bright, embrace the night
The Christmas season here in the County is about stars. December days are short on sunlight and long on starlight.
7 years ago
What you need to know about the new solid waste landfill coming in 2019
The Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield will be merging operations effective Jan. 1, 2019.
7 years ago
Holiday Festival Market (but no unicorns)
The very fortunate have experienced the pure joy found in Sheldon Silverstein’s poetry, either as the beloved reader to Little People or as a Little Person squirming with pleasure at the charming, colorful characters who populate his story poems.
7 years ago
Honor the Christmas season with love and respect for each other
There is such sweetness in the air right now.
7 years ago
Rebuilding Maine to give everyone a fair chance
At the end of the day, Maine people don’t care which party you identify with, they just want someone who is honest, believes in our state and vows to do what they say they’ll do. It’s one of the reasons I got into politics in the first place.
