2 days ago

When the body fails, what then?

This column by the Aroostook County Action Program is meant to give a voice to people in Aroostook County who “Champion Change” -- mostly in their own lives, but also in their community. Our hope is that by sharing real stories of people we’ve come to know through our “community action” work, that readers will experience some amount of change within themselves.

3 days ago

Ranked-choice voting: totally deceptive

We’ve all heard the old adage, “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” Right? Then whatever possessed Maine to put in ranked-choice voting?

1 week ago

Altering perceptions by living and sharing

Change is an interesting concept.

2 weeks ago

Local man unhappy that FitBit requires dieting and exercise

My wife gave me a FitBit as a Christmas gift, and I’m unsure why.

2 weeks ago

Access to health care is about freedom

Health care is a basic human right. It’s about the freedom to have control over your own life, your own future. It’s about the fundamental right to lead a healthy, happy and productive life. But right now, access to quality, affordable health care is under attack.

3 weeks ago

Outdoor Heritage Fund supports Allagash Waterway

The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF) conserves wildlife and open spaces through the sale of instant scratch lottery tickets.

3 weeks ago

Ending the cycle of domestic violence

Every Mainer deserves to feel safe in their own home -- a place where they are welcomed, supported and free from danger. Whether they are a child or an adult, no one should have to live in fear. However, for too many Mainers, this is not a reality. I believe we can do more to change that.

4 weeks ago

Finding Santa

The older I become, the more convinced I am of one thing: I will never outgrow Christmas.

1 month ago

Putting a name to the ’affliction’

It’s been wisely recommended that I explain what the ‘affliction’ is that I occasionally mention in my articles. I have no problem with that, but it does make me realize that I’ve been coy about it as though I might somehow be ashamed to have it. I have multiple sclerosis; MS for short.

1 month ago

A County winter storm memory: Sudden snow in 1951 stranded sixteen workers from Loring

I was a boy of 8 in November 1951. Our family farm was located on the Madawaska Road in Caribou at the corner of the cross road which ran eastward to the west gate road for the Air Force base under construction.

1 month ago

Making and sharing holiday memories

The holiday season is underway and soon families will gather for meals and gift giving. With many relatives under one roof, this is a great time for genealogists to ask questions about holiday traditions practiced in the past or to try to learn more about the family.

1 month ago

Starlight, star bright, embrace the night

The Christmas season here in the County is about stars. December days are short on sunlight and long on starlight.

1 month ago

What you need to know about the new solid waste landfill coming in 2019

The Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield will be merging operations effective Jan. 1, 2019.

1 month ago

Holiday Festival Market (but no unicorns)

The very fortunate have experienced the pure joy found in Sheldon Silverstein’s poetry, either as the beloved reader to Little People or as a Little Person squirming with pleasure at the charming, colorful characters who populate his story poems.

2 months ago

Rebuilding Maine to give everyone a fair chance

At the end of the day, Maine people don’t care which party you identify with, they just want someone who is honest, believes in our state and vows to do what they say they’ll do. It’s one of the reasons I got into politics in the first place.

2 months ago

Winter roars out of the gate

Well, we certainly are off and running this winter.

2 months ago

National Home Care and Hospice Month recognizes medical caregivers

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to recognize the skilled, dedicated professionals who make a difference in the lives of patients and their families every day.

2 months ago

Let us give thanks for our abundance and freedom

“Mainers have much to be thankful for,” Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage said in his weekly radio address for Nov. 21.