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E. A. Williams Cartoon – January 22, 2020

Snowmobile drag

Welcome to second session

I’m proud to say my colleagues and I have made a lot of progress on this issue last session, but we know that there is still more work to be done.

Support the future by voting for school

We're voting next month on our new Valley Unified school. I'm hoping we have enough sense to vote for it.

2019: The weather year that was

Do you love weather? Well then, as they say on "The Price is Right,” “Come on down!”

Ending the unfair ‘Widow’s Tax’

Military commanders often say that you “recruit the soldier,” but you “retain the family.” We have an obligation to make sure that we take care of our military families who have sacrificed so much for our country.

A caravan in winter

I heard this once, “Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees.” An adventure of a lifetime. It’s what we’re all looking for, right?

Maine needs to create better health care

To the editor: I am a “consumer” of health care with a Medicare Advantage plan. I would much rather be a “patient” like I was in the late 1950s when I birthed my three babies in a four-day stay for each at a local hospital.

E. A. Williams Cartoon – January 15, 2020

E. A. Williams Cartoon – January 15, 2020

Relics from the past

About halfway up the eastern shore of Chamberlain Lake, nestled behind a point of land once called Apmoojenegamook Point (now Hog Point) sits an old farmhouse.

New school offers a bright future

I have been watching and listening to the ongoing debate for the new Valley Unified High School from the sidelines for the past two and a half years and feel that I have a unique perspective to add to the discussion.

Genealogy resolutions

Another year is here and it’s time for genealogists to consider resolutions. Devoting more time to genealogy is a good place to start especially if you have problems finding time for research.

Winter fishing: why, when, where?

Hard water fishing has become more of a last resort than a first option. With so few cast-and-blast ventures available once deep snow and bitter weather arrive, it’s drill holes and set out tip-ups or stay inside and vegetate.

Another year over

Each new year is one filled with promise for many people, while for others it heralds a darker period of time filled with uncertainty and the general malaise that comes with the winter blues.

Putting pen to paper? Who does that?

Remember cursive? You know, the handwriting method where you connect all the letters … that thing some of us used to learn in grade school? I miss that.

The darkest days are behind us

In these early days of January, the sun, as seen from earth, is already moving northward after the winter solstice in December.

Parler weird?

Maine is pronounced Men en français standard and Cadillac is pronounced Cadiyac. I also learned recently that un hoodie c'est un polar in French.

Fate

One does not know how valuable something really is until one loses it, and on that day I nearly lost it all.

It’s time to build a school

Let’s talk about the worst kept secret in this Valley Unified process: In the end, the fate of the project will be decided in Fort Kent.

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