By Paul H. Mills With another hour – courtesy of standard time – comes the bonus of a few more minutes in which to consider what is going on Tuesday. Though local…
By Paul H. Mills The Russian Revolution observes its 100th anniversary at the end of this month. Though it has now been more than a quarter century since the Soviet system was…
The recent furor over monuments to Confederate leaders – reaching its peak recently with the fatal demonstration in Virginia – has occasioned a nationwide reevaluation of similar testimonials elsewhere. Governor Paul LePage,…
A few decades ago before the advent of The Daily Bulldog, Ed Morin and this columnist were in competition to make sure the families in the neighborhoods in Farmington where we both…
With the advent of the summer tourist season now upon us it is time to take a look at how the indelible proclamation, “Vacationland” was bestowed upon us. It’s 1935. The man…
By Paul Mills The re-introduction this spring of legislation that would send out to Maine voters an Equal Rights Amendment to the State Constitution has shed renewed light on the status of…
By Paul Mills Just 70 years ago this year, Maine, after one of its driest summers, suffered a natural disaster that surpassed any in memory, the fires of 1947. It was a…
By Paul Mills He was as elusive and mythological as the Abominable Snowman, as mysterious and as feared as Loch Ness and Bigfoot. But he was somewhere among us in Central Maine.…
By Paul Mills
In the first place, it’s of course well known that Washington wasn’t born on the third Monday of February. Indeed, under the calendar system in use at the time of…
By Paul Mills
With thousands of different names for communities, mountains, hills, lakes and streams in our state it’s surprising how few are associated with America’s premiere holiday. This columnist’s own survey has…