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Robert’s story

I fell in love with it as soon as I drank “it.” I absolutely fell in love. The high from alcohol calmed me down when I was stressed. I didn’t even care about the hang overs, shakes, or hours of dry heaving the next day. I had fallen in love.

Presque Isle’s enterprising businesswomen

In celebration of American Business Women’s Day on Sept. 22, Presque Isle Historical Society takes a look back at some of the unusual groundbreaking women from the community’s past.

The evil that is a hospital Johnny

Hospitals can be viewed as a necessary evil. Did you ever wonder why there is a push to put patients into Johnny robes? These ill-fitting, clumsy rejects from the Korean War are straight jackets on the minimal.

The sunflower that rises above

For some time now, I have heard tales of the enchanting gentleman I am about to introduce you to. He has been the best friend of the man I am going to marry for many years now, and I had the delightful experience of meeting him at last.

Perseverance ensures the future

Twenty years pass by in a blink. Births, deaths, weddings and funerals all run together. Gray hairs sprout from heads of youngsters yet to be born.

Celebrating the first operator

Emma M. Nutt Day was marked on Sept. 1. Who, you say, is Emma M. Nutt? Emma was born in Perry, Maine in 1860. On September 1, 1878, she became the world’s first female telephone operator, a field that soon became dominated by women.

Want to make a difference? Volunteer

A volunteer is someone who willingly, without pay, does something to benefit others or to further a cause. In addition to helping others, it also benefits the volunteer by reducing stress, combatting depression, and increasing self-confidence.

Landlord seeks promised funds

To the editor: I have read that 89 percent of the federal funds for housing assistance has not been distributed, according to an August report in the New York Times.

Conservation Corner: The end of an era

While Doreen Conlogue’s official title at the USDA Farm Service Agency has been County executive director, she was much more than that.

Changes coming to airport

United Airlines began service to the Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) in July of 2018. Since the beginning CommutAir has been the operator of that service. In addition, the aircraft used has been the 50-seat ERJ-145. Starting on October 31st, both the operator and the aircraft used will be changing.

Little cats find a new home

There are boxes hovering all around me; some overflowing with thick and heavy books and some sheltering greeting cards and important papers from long ago. I am content and elated sitting here in such grand company.

Recovery is for everyone

Recovery Aroostook, a grassroots community organization, will celebrate National Recovery Month by sharing stories of recovery throughout September. The focus is to celebrate all people who make the journey of recovery possible by embracing the 2021 theme: “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.”

Patois, dictons … début de la lettre E

Y a faite beau pi y a faite chaud pi moué j'ai rien a chialler la tu. Well, des fois qu'y faisais trop chaud pour même s'assir su' l' perron et surtous pas pour aller prendre une marche.

Enjoy the ride

The lake seemed a bit angry and the clouds were gathering so swiftly they appeared to be in competition with each other above us as we stepped onto the pontoon boat.

Please consider being vaccinated

To the editor: I write this letter as a plea for help. As a member of this community and physician for 21 years, I am devastated at the destruction COVID-19 has caused. I have and continue to witness firsthand the disability and death it is causing in this community that I love and call home.

A tragedy and a plea

To the Editor: As a resident of 145th District, I was troubled to learn that our own elected State Rep. Chris Johansen and his wife Cindy (corresponding secretary of the Aroostook County Republicans) had both contracted COVID-19 (BDN, July 23; Maine Public, July 24, et al).

Improving labor laws for all

As a lineman and proud member of IBEW 1837, I love my union. With a union, we are so much stronger together. In non-union workplaces bosses can pit workers against each other over wages and working conditions.

What Olympics are all about

To the editor: To be totally candid, I avoided watching this summer’s Olympics like the plague -- not because I had a sudden aversion to world-class sports and seat-of-your-pants competition, but because I had no desire to see the tantrums of spoiled, entitled athletes spitting on and protesting the very country that gave them all the opportunities in the world.

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