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Exploring passports

Summer is waning quickly and people are returning from vacations, something many look forward to each year. Did your ancestors do the same? Packing up and leaving home for weeks was a luxury most of our ancestors couldn’t afford, though many would try to do something relaxing if they could.

Observational weather forecasting

This week, I'm going to trot out some useful weather clue rhymes that I developed, and then explain them a bit. I'm using rhymes because they are easy to remember, giving you the knowledge needed to make a good short range forecast on your own.

Chanteurs Acadiens enjoy sharing Acadian history, music

Chanteurs Acadiens enjoy sharing Acadian history, music

We need to keep Acadia vibrant

Acadia National Park is the crown jewel of Maine tourism and the economic backbone of the surrounding communities and our state.

Time traveling to 1924

In 1924 there were more farm foreclosures in the St. John Valley than in 1934. We can see that at the Registry of Deeds in Fort Kent .

To be or not to be… Storm ready

Well, in the case of the Branson, Missouri, deadly duck boat sinking back on the 19th of July, it was most assuredly “not to be”, as in, not to be Storm Ready.

Countering Trump supporter’s statements

Lou Ouellette can call us the “laughable left” and relegate our facts to the “Hollywood rag sheets,” but at least we are not emulating our “Liar-in-Chief” Trump.

Eliminating “Gag Clauses” that keep patients from paying the lowest price for prescription drugs

Americans spend an estimated $340 billion on prescription drugs each year, including a staggering $45 billion out-of-pocket. Because of this enormous expense, one out of five Americans do not fill a prescription because they are unable to afford it.

Trump and the land of Oz

In 2007-2008, under a Republican administration, the greatest global economic crisis since the 1930s Great Depression occurred. Millions of jobs were lost.

Idolizing the golden calf

I read conflicting opinions in the letters to the editor. I have the unsubstantiated impression that the root of the problem boils down to the worship of the golden calf. They all claim to adhere to the law but the bottom line is money.

Writer disagrees with DEP assessment of sewage spill at Long Lake

I just got done watching a WAGM report on the water quality of Long Lake and all I can say is: They still never answered the question, “Is the lake safe?”

Coping with bugs

I’ve seen a few Allagash Wilderness Waterway canoe trips get cut short because people were ill prepared for black flies.

Trump guilty of creating jobs, improving economy

Your latest letter-to-the-editor about “Possible acts of treason" by the president of the United States is worthy of submittal to the Hollywood rag sheets.

French train is fast and has more legroom than a plane

French train is fast and has more legroom than a plane

Fraternal organizations

It wasn’t so long ago that almost everyone belonged to a fraternal, religious, lineage, literary, or musical society.

Improving early detection and treatment of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue. As the bones weaken, they may break from a fall or, in advanced cases, even from a simple sneeze or minor bump

Small family owned paving firm stands by its work

Our company Trombley Industries, Inc. was recently sent a request for paving bids by the Town of Madawaska for roughly 4,000 tons of pavement on various town streets and roads. The town received 2 bids, one from our company and one from Lane Construction.

Two firsts for a weather nut

When you’re a weather nut, and I have been one since I was a little kid, rare weather events are really exciting, and recently, I got to experience not just one, but two, and they almost happened at the same time.

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