Opinion

4 years ago

Consider a “staycation” this summer

Gas prices have hit an all time high.  In addition, some people still have concerns about COVID-19 and now monkey pox.  So, what do we do this summer?  Why not consider a “staycation”?  

4 years ago

Black flies mean nature is restored

Nature has its own ideas of restoring order. Sometimes that reaction can take a few decades to be visible. But when it happens it can bite. It is often the bite that can be misunderstood. 

4 years ago

Thanks to our heroes

To the editor:
The morning of the Fourth of July I sat on our deck watching the flags on Main Street that some patriotic heroes had placed.

4 years ago

Stop the tail

To the editor:
The tail has been wagging the dog in the U.S. for a long time now, at least the last six years.

4 years ago

What’s that worth?

As I write this column inflation is at an all-time high, prices soaring skyward, product shortages common, people flinch as they fill their cars and we’re all making nips and tucks to our budgets.  

4 years ago

The story of Dexter

I’ve had the good fortune to have owned three remarkable dogs in my lifetime, and I adopted them all from the Houlton Humane Society. 
In 1998 I brought home a German Shepherd/Collie mix and named her Adventure.

4 years ago

A schoolyard feast

Day 15 of June this year was gorgeous. Sunshine, mild temperatures and a zephyr breeze. A morning meeting with positive vibes produced an appetite for a small repast. It was time for lunch. A short walk and into the doors of a sandwich shop, which has seen 40 years of feeding a hunger.

4 years ago

Presque Isle treasure

To the editor:
For most of my adult life I’ve enjoyed walking, both for exercise and pleasure. Now that I’m retired — all of two weeks now — I find myself taking early morning strolls in the great outdoors around 6 a.m.

4 years ago

We cry gas is high

To the editor:
Back in 2011 the average price of gas in Maine was $2.65 per gallon. At that same time the minimum wage was $7.25 per hour.  Today the average price of gas in Maine is about $5 per gallon and the minimum wage is $12.75 per hour.