6 years ago
D-Day: the world remembers
We’ve all heard the saying in some form: “To understand where you’re going, you must first understand where you’ve been.”
Opinion
6 years ago
Honor the fallen by taking care of our vets
Last week, Mainers all across the state celebrated Memorial Day by recognizing the profound sacrifice of our fallen veterans.
6 years ago
Summer is in sight
Green has exploded across the horizon. Finally the tulips, dandelions and rhubarb have come out of the ground. The temperature has warmed and the fish are biting.
6 years ago
Public perception of law enforcement skewed by the negative actions of a few
In recent history, the people’s view of Law Enforcement has skewed toward making the police force look like the bad guys.
6 years ago
Pondering poultry on the porch
I first suspected something was up when we began to research ways to keep the chickens off the porch.
6 years ago
Thank you for honoring veterans
On May 18, a group of volunteers met at Fairmount Cemetery to take on the task of placing flags on all the veterans’ graves. We placed over 800 flags this year.
6 years ago
Hold Big Pharma accountable
Here is what we know: Americans pay more than any other country in the world for their prescription drugs. Top executives from the biggest drug companies all agree that this is so, and they won’t take responsibility.
6 years ago
Dreaming of castles
Many Americans are fascinated by British royalty, following the romances, marriages, childbirths, divorces and the gowns and jewels.
6 years ago
Musings on Russians
A friend of mine passed a stack of books to me on one of my favorite subjects: Russia. I’ve always been an admirer of that country’s culture and history to the extent of wanting to learn the language at one point. The opportunity never came up however, though I did manage the Cyrillic alphabet.
