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Ku Klux Klan

According to “Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader,” edité en 2007 par Nelson Madore pi Barry Rodrigue, ceci est sur la page 336: “In 1925 the (Ku Klux) Klan had as many as 37,000 members in Rhode Island; 65,590 in Connecticut; 75,000 in New Hampshire; 80,301 in Vermont; 130,780 in Massachusetts; and 150,141 in Maine.”

State should join Mainers in supporting local business

Mainers like to shop local, and that extends well beyond the holiday season. Whether it’s purchasing local produce from family-run farms or buying quality, handcrafted goods for loved ones, Maine people recognize the value of keeping their hard-earned dollars local.

Fighting back against Social Security scam criminals

It is estimated that America’s seniors lose a staggering $2.9 billion each year to an ever-growing array of financial exploitation schemes and scams.

All in a name

In the last column I discussed tips for locating the surnames of female ancestors. This can often be a difficult and long task.

Record cold, blocked doors and slippery roads

Ever since that record-tying 68 on the first of November, which I wrote about in my last column, we've been burning a lot of fuel. Through midnight on the 18th, Caribou's heating degree days were about 5 percent higher than last November, which was itself a colder-than-normal month.

E. A. Williams Cartoon – November 27, 2019

Turkey winter blues

Look out for each other as the weather gets colder

I, like any good County resident, have a love for snow in my veins. Enduring the winter here bonds us, creates a stronger community and makes summer that much sweeter. County folk are proud to be self-reliant, independent people; people who don’t think twice about a winter storm.

What it means to live in The County

Many of us County residents have heard this question a lot over the years: Why do you live up there, anyway?

The entire state is watching

Since the application for state funding for a regional high school in the Upper St. John Valley began some three years ago, the communities of Madawaska, SAD 33 and SAD 27 banded together a talented group of tri-community citizens to determine the best “site” for a regional school as their primary objective based on the state’s Major Capitol School Construction Program guidelines.

E. A. Williams Cartoon – November 20, 2019

E. A. Williams Cartoon - November 20, 2019

Three cheers to our local soccer teams

The resolve and work ethic of Aroostook County residents is well-known throughout the state. It is something of a badge of honor to say you hail from “The County” when speaking with people downstate.

We need to do more to protect America’s elections

Less than a year out from the next presidential election, I share the deep concerns of many Maine people regarding the possibility of malicious foreign interference in our nation’s elections.

Removing lead hazards to protect children and families

Lead poisoning poses a severe threat to human health, especially to children and pregnant women.

Tips on finding female ancestors

Finding the maiden name of a female ancestor can be a challenge. Men’s names were recorded in town vital records but the wife was usually listed by her given name only.

Introducing the Fighting for Maine Agenda

As a fifth-generation logger working in the woods, I began my journey in politics by blocking the Canadian border to protest the injustices that Maine loggers faced at the hands of large landowners in our area.

E. A. Williams Cartoon – November 13, 2019

E. A. Williams Cartoon - November 13, 2019

Far out details on space and snow

Dr. Jessica Meir, a native of Caribou, recently described the indescribable. As she was preparing for her space walk, she looked down at her boots, and waaaay down below, she saw her home planet through the darkness. To think that she actually saw it, from the vantage point of space, is truly remarkable.

Honoring our American heroes

It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, when the Allied Forces and Central Powers laid down their arms to formalize the end of the First World War.

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