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A spoonful of sugar

“Thank you, sweetheart. Have a great day!” I accepted my receipt from the young attendant at the drive-through window, and drove ahead to pick up my order.

Welfare statistics don’t add up

To the editor: I have said many times that not all Republicans are liars, but I have found that they all hedge, obfuscate, and exaggerate the facts in order to get themselves elected.

In appreciation of a County woman

To the editor: Thank you for the excellent article about Glenna Johnson Smith. She was an extraordinary person.

Falling into another season

If you have taken a stroll through town, chances are you have noticed the leaves have already started to show a familiar hint of yellow and red hues even though the calendar just turned from August to September.

Supporting Maine’s forest products industry

Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has created good-paying jobs, driven local economies and sustained rural communities.

Cone of uncertainty

With respect to hurricanes, have you ever heard of the “forecast cone”? Well, I’m going to tell you where to find it, and how to interpret it, because it instantly clarifies where a hurricane is heading.

Vote safely at the polls or from home

To the editor: As you may know, both in-person and absentee voting are available for the Nov. 3 election, and we urge you to cast your vote.

Demonstrations haven’t resulted in peace

To the editor: With the supposed "peaceful demonstrations" we have recently witnessed in the Democrat-led havens of Portland,Oregon, Chicago, Seattle, as well as New York City and Buffalo, we also were advised by the media of the "peaceful" burning, looting, physical destruction of publicly funded institutions,

Patois: the letter A, part 2

Because the St. John Valley was isolated from the rest of North America for so long, the residents gradually evolved their own variation of French based on 15th century France French, Acadian French, Quebec French, English and Malecite words.

Large families

Today the ideal family size is two parents and two children, but years ago families were much larger. In my research I’ve frequently encountered families with 15 or more children.

Partisan games prevent the Legislature from finishing our work

In logging, you don’t get paid for doing half of the job. You also don’t get to pick and choose what parts of the job you want to do and still get paid.

Valley Girls comic – Week of August 26, 2020

Oh, no -- home alone

Valley Unified cost issue is not related to voting power

I have to respond to your Aug. 11 article on the proposed new school and the comments made by several SAD 27 board members.

Darkness visible

Uh-oh. It's getting darker. Earlier. I seem to forget about this inevitable and inexorable development every August, but in the days of high summer, encroaching darkness is far from a person's mind.

Valley Girls comic – Week of August 17, 2020

Convertible hair

It was the perfect night to ride in a convertible. My sister and I slid into our 2005 PT Cruiser Turbo, top down, destination Van Buren. There we would find, on that warm, muggy evening, divine ice cream and pizza burgers that border on perfection at the local dairy bar.

The role of laborers

When Verna Murphy was born in 1910 her father listed his occupation as “laborer.” When Benjamin Worster died in 1953 his death certificate records that his occupation was “woods laborer.”

Cancer doesn’t stop, so neither can we

To the editor: Cancer doesn’t stop for a pandemic. Every day, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) continues its lifesaving work to fight cancer through public policy.

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