With the holiday season looming, you may want to ask Santa for a DNA test kit or perhaps gift one to a special person. Most people are interested in their family ethnicity even if they aren’t genealogists. Ethnicity tests (autosomal DNA) are offered by a variety of companies.
The first line of well-known poet and author Lewis Carroll’s poem, “The Hunting of the Snark,” reads “Just the place for a Snark!”.
To the editor:
Man cave: a place where men go to hide. There are various reasons we men choose to have these little places. The “No women allowed” sign on the entrance gives a clue to one of our reasons for claiming our little piece of heaven.
To the editor:
This is a response to a recent letter to the editor written by Kathryn Olmstead [about Wolfden Mining’s proposed project near Patten]. The recent hearings were a request to rezone a piece of property that Wolfden owns.
Quand j’ai commencé l’école a Grand Isle, les bonne sœurs on commencer de nous enseigner le chinois. Well, c’tais pas du chinois, c’tais d’l’anglais mais c’aurais pu être du chinois en cause que nous autres on connaisais pas la difference entre le chinois pi l’anglais. C’est deux langues que personne parlais par che’ nous.
50 Years Ago — Oct. 24, 1973
Madawaska had a population explosion – A population explosion hit Madawaska over the weekend in October 1973. Saturday climaxed the Grand Opening Promotion of the Valley Shopping Plaza.
To the editor:
My name is Edward J. Ellis. I grew up in Ashland. Schooling was where I made up my mind; I’d follow the path of my father and so on.
To the editor:
This November we will cast our votes on no less than eight — count them, eight — referendum questions. No. 3 is the question regarding Maine’s electrical system and it has drawn the most lightning by far, all negative.
To the editor:
I am incredibly proud to have been able to shape the development of young people in our community over the last 40 years. As a track and cross-country coach, I have seen thousands of student-athletes develop the skills necessary to meet the challenges of everyday life.
