Tuesday morning, October 1, 2008, brought news from the rest of the world; they were mostly upset at the failure of the Untied States to pass the $700 billion bailout package. This…
At the last director’s meeting for the Franklin County Animal Shelter, we were notified that we would not receive any funding from the United Way for the upcoming year. This decision was…
Spotting environmentalists used to be easy. You didn’t need to look for hemp clothing or sandals made from recycled tires. You didn’t have to hike through the puckerbrush to yurts heated with…
The state of Maine doesn’t give away money. Well, except for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Transportation and the state treasurer. But…
My name is Beth Arrico and I have been a summer resident of Clearwater Lake for almost 50 years. It is always a sad day when I must leave the lake and…
As the tone of this campaign spirals down sound bite by sound bite, the urgency of the issues increases. People are still killing and being killed in Iraq, our government is still…
Several angry readers have demanded that I apologize to State Treasurer David Lemoine. They’re upset by a recent column, in which I suggested Lemoine should be dismissed from his position of public…
I met Janet during my first term in the Legislature, and we have become good friends and strong supporters of one another. I’ve come to really respect Janet over the years –…
By Maal Sibulkin Preface As often happens in one’s elder years, for no visible or known cause, only from visible and painful symptoms, I was taken to the hospital’s emergency room with a knee suddenly swollen so…
No more local beer. It pains me to write that, but it must be done. We’ve got to kill off Maine’s brewing industry for the greater good. There’s more. Those people making…