1 day ago
The first steps as city manager
I’m just a few weeks into my first 90 days as Presque Isle’s city manager, and I want to share a bit about where we’ve started and where we’re heading together.
Opinion
1 day ago
The essential role of direct support professionals
As a parent of two children with special needs and a direct support worker for Living Innovations with over eight years of experience in the field, I have seen firsthand the life-changing impact that adequate funding and support programs can have on individuals with behavioral health needs.
1 day ago
Revolutionary War ancestors
This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The celebrations have begun, notably the Boston Tea Party and the battles at Lexington and Concord
1 day ago
Reflections on citizenship
To the editor:
I love America.
This is my first Fourth of July celebration since becoming a U.S. citizen this past April.
1 day ago
Found response disappointing
To the editor:
I found Bob Kipp’s letter to the editor on July 2, an answer to my submission on June 25, disappointing.
1 day ago
Bumbling along on the world stage
To the editor:
In April, the president announced “Liberation Day” and foolishly started a worldwide tariff war against friends and foes alike.
5 days ago
Saluting those who help us live good lives
A birthday celebration is on the horizon. It will come with great simplicity, but with frenetic clangs, claps, bangs, booms, bleats, blats, a possible pipe and drum unit, and lots of burgers, brews and flies.
5 days ago
Power means a higher standard
To the editor:
Mr. Crean had questions about my letter published June 18.
First, regarding the Los Angeles protests, he asked whether a president should use force “if the protests are violent,” and what bar should be set for demonstrators’ behavior.
5 days ago
Le mur Saint-Jean
Un ami du New Hampshire a visité la Vallée il n’y a pas longtemps. Il a été profondément impressionné par le nombre de drapeau acadien a Madawaska et les environs. Cependant, il a entendu très peut de français parlé.
5 days ago
A privileged sighting
That familiar June blue sky was tolerating the cloudy, dismal streaks of gray that teased with a storm threat. I sat behind the wheel of my convertible, my unruly, tangled hair oblivious to the sudden damp wind.
