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Family politics not always a straight line

These days we seem to have never-ending election cycles. Do you know your ancestors’ political leanings?

E.A. Williams cartoon — May 22, 2019

E.A. Williams cartoon for May 22, 2019

Family politics not always a straight line

These days we seem to have never-ending election cycles. Do you know your ancestors’ political leanings?

Champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s

Mary Dysart Hartt’s husband, Mike, was 58 when she began noticing things did not seem quite right. Daily tasks like running the tractor became challenging for him and fender benders became more frequent.

Bob the Builder I am not, but I try

I’ve decided I need to make it official. I’m going to become (drumroll, please) a handyman (err, woman).

E. A. Williams cartoon — May 15, 2019

E. A. Williams cartoon — May 15, 2019

Fighting over vaccines may be the wrong cure

Intelligence and stupidity are funny things.

Full sigh of relief

You may recall the sigh of relief, with respect to flooding, was not complete last column, since the lakes were still high.

Protecting health care for rural Mainers

Your zip code shouldn’t determine your access to health care. But in rural Maine, emergency medical services are barely getting by while hospitals struggle to keep their doors open.

Citizenship clues may become trickier

There’s a lawsuit in the courts now regarding whether it’s legal to ask a person’s citizenship status in the upcoming U.S. Census. Historically, the question of whether a resident was an “alien,” naturalized, or when they came to this country has been asked in censuses back to the first one in 1790. But in today’s political climate it’s much trickier than it was in prior years.

E.A. Williams cartoon — May 1, 2019

E.A. Williams cartoon for May 1, 2019.

Aroostook arachnophobia

It’s spring. They’re baaack. The spiders, that is.

Sigh of relief — sort of

On Thursday night, April 18, I couldn't have been more concerned. Guidance was suggesting that the St. John River would go into major flood within a few days, quite possibly exceeding the record crest of 2008.

We must improve Maine’s child welfare system

Over the last three decades, I have practiced law in Aroostook County, and for much of that time I have been heavily involved with cases involving abused and neglected children.

‘Defective’ censuses

In 1880 the government decided to identify citizens physically or morally defective. The result is the Federal Census Schedules for the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes.

For news, reading beats watching

My viewing habits of cable news have changed over the past few years.

No time to waste in fight against climate change

This week marks Earth Day, when people around the globe come together to express appreciation for the planet we all share, and to unite in advocacy for the solutions that will preserve this planet for the generations ahead of us.

Addressing the looming retirement security crisis

The United States is on the verge of a retirement crisis. About one half of all U.S. households age 55 and older have no retirement savings, and up to two-thirds of workers may not have saved enough to maintain their standard of living in retirement.

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