Opinion

2 years ago

’Tis the season for pruning

While for some this may be the season to cut down a Christmas tree, for those who have deciduous (leaf-dropping) trees in their yard, this is a good season to prune.

2 years ago

Honor Veterans Day

To the editor:
I found it disrespectful after seeing that there were no flags on the light poles on Main Street on Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

2 years ago

Free is not free

To the editor:
As someone who flies into the Presque Isle [International] Airport, I am selfishly more than excited by the new airport terminal.

2 years ago

How to travel through PQI

Have you ever wondered how to book a flight through Presque Isle International Airport? Whether you are planning a business trip or family vacation, it can sometimes feel overwhelming.

2 years ago

Let’s pay it forward

It started as a bad day. I engaged in the usual grousing about ice on the windshield, the defrost not warming fast enough, and the neighborhood critters reveling in the trash waiting at the side of the road. 

2 years ago

Cadeaux de Noël

Sais tu ce que tu veut pour Noël? Y avais un temps dans nos vies que cette question allumais nos imaginations, nos rêves, et notre joie de vivre. Ont avais une très grande liste a pas d’boute. Ont écrivais au Père Noël pi a sont p’tit nain Santo. Ont yeux disais comment bon ou bonne […]

2 years ago

Solo women were rare

In my last column I wrote about the challenges involved in researching the early censuses. One of the things that may strike researchers is how often the head of household was male. 

2 years ago

This woman was a rarity in her time

In examining local history, we often do not know a lot about women from our community’s past. Prior to 1920, women did not have the right to vote and were seen simply as someone’s mother or wife.