Daylight Saving Time is now here and with it an occasion to take a glimpse at how we arrived at it. The concept of Daylight Saving was first notably hinted at in…
By Paul Mills We love our anniversaries. Newspapers typically feature them as in century and half century retrospectives. So, let’s now turn the clock back a bit, not 100 or even 50…
Eighty years ago, in 1940, humanity was facing a life threatening crisis. In early June, the blitzkrieg had been so overpowering that some 338-thousand Allied troops were forced to flee the shores…
By Paul Mills The snow storm that invaded Maine a few days ago along with equivocal prospects for both our health and the economy have brought to mind the question of whether…
By Paul Mills Like a lot civic minded professionals, Dr. William Hatch liked to travel. Befitting one who had been president of the Maine Eclectic Medical Association and who was then the…
By Paul Mills
On March 3, for the first time in 20 years, Maine will have a presidential primary election. It will be only the third time in the state’s history such an…
By Paul Mills
In baseball they’re the most versatile players on the field: a standout who can typically play almost any defensive infield position: second base, shortstop, third base and sometimes even first…
By Paul Mills On the evening of April 1, 1940, State Controller William Runnells sustained two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest. Runnells’ nearly successful suicide attempt would punctuate the beginning of…
By Paul Mills Standard time is back with us again. With it comes an extra hour in which to consider what is being decided Tuesday. Highlighting public interest in Maine are elections…
The first few days of school have arrived. An eager, optimistic bright-eyed student body, refreshed from the long summer vacation, has now returned. In a few days the smiling faces may give…