Opinion

23 hours ago

The County’s beauty

To the editor:
I decided to write this because of the beauty of The County and the benefit that tourists bring.

23 hours ago

The trade deficit with Vietnam

To the editor:
We now have a trade deficit with a country that we sent thousands of our young people to fight and die for.

24 hours ago

Thanks for helping fix cats’ future

To the editor:
A new volunteer group called Cats: Fixing Their Future recently hosted a low-cost spay and neuter opportunity in Caribou,

24 hours ago

Solving puzzles of missing ancestors

Have you ever “lost” an ancestor in the U.S. Census? I have at least two missing ancestors, a second great-grandfather in 1870 and an uncle in 1950. I know both were alive when the censuses were taken. but they are stubbornly hiding. There can be several explanations for missing people in the censuses. The most […]

1 day ago

Our ancestors’ political views

There are candidate signs everywhere, political ads, accusations hurled back and forth, truths and half-truths, outright distortions, and many people just hoping to ignore the furor until it’s all over.

4 weeks ago

It’s all about family on this farm

Mark and Gloria Goughan started their potato farm with Mark’s dad in 1978. Now, almost 50 years later, Mark and Gloria’s three daughters are taking on their legacy.