Opinion

3 days ago

It is not always as it seems

Dad absolutely loved – and I do mean loved – TV wrestling.  He had his favorites, but none of them could surpass the one and only William Dee Calhoun, aka Haystack Calhoun.  

3 days ago

Keeping family memories

I have a cousin I’ll call Susan, who lives out of state in a nursing home. She is in the process of sliding into the dark tunnel of Alzheimer’s.

3 days ago

Protest coverage is lacking

To the editor:
There have been several very well attended demonstrations in Aroostook county towns (Caribou, Presque Isle, Houlton and Madawaska).

3 days ago

Destroying our forest

To the editor:
As a resident of northern Maine, I am alarmed by the clear-cutting carried out by the Irving company off Routes 161 and 162 in Cross Lake Township and Sinclair.

2 weeks ago

ADN = Toi

Si tu est Franco-Américain ou Acadien tu est le produit de milliers d’ancêtres français. Avant que tu sois née, tes ancêtres on déterminé la couleur de tes yeux, de tes cheveux, comment tu marche, comment du te tiens debout, comment tu ris, comment tu pleur, comment tu roule tes yeux, comment tu fait la baboune et bien d’autres choses.

2 weeks ago

In the blink of an eye

Everything happened so quickly that the woman felt she was dreaming. Once she was safely settled into the ambulance, realization came upon her and she began to cry. The ambulance personnel spoke to her softly and assuredly, as they started an IV in her arm. 

2 weeks ago

More on mining

To the editor:
I read Mr. Craft’s letter on Aug. 20.  It was in response to my letter on July 30, “A boost to U.S. mining.”  He claimed that my examples in the letter shade the truth.

2 weeks ago

Looking back 60 years

For the readers, a question: what were you doing at this time in 1965? Were you grumbling about kids these days? Trying to figure out who was going to be the seasonal employer that year?

2 weeks ago

Let’s not judge our ancestors

Occasionally I write about the necessity not to judge our ancestors by today’s standards. It’s important to know something about the history of when they lived. 

3 weeks ago

A man and a song

He was a familiar sight at just about every event in our small city. He would be in his usual attire; brown overalls, green checkered shirt, well used work boots and a cap on his head that had surely seen better days.