To the editor:
I am concerned that the “Maine media in general” is showing a bias with the referendum legalizing recreational pot. Most of the articles in the Portland paper are pro-pot and the Press Herald last week cited their support of the measure. A local TV news report recently was titled “Medical professionals in support of the referendum on marijuana use” and then went on to cite only a handful of medical people.
To the editor:
The community is getting together to help out a young man Chris Swallow who was recently hurt in a tractor accident in Hodgdon. He has been from Houlton Regional Hospital to EMMC for surgery then to TAMC for rehab. He has many more visits with followups and more rehab. His wife (who at the time was also home recovering from lung surgery) and his two young girls are by his side daily.
To the editor:
An author, Ursula Le Guin, wrote, “Story is our only boat for sailing on the river of time.” She may have referred to time travel, as in going back centuries, but today I write about going back only to my childhood. Porter, my father, told me just two bedtime stories.
This one was always first. A 14-year-old boy was walking down a long road when he became hungry. He knocked on the door of the first house he saw and asked if he could have something to eat. “Why, yes,” said the farmer’s wife.
To the editor:
On behalf of water utilities throughout Maine, I remind the public during Fire Prevention Week (October 9-15) about the critical role of local water supplies in fighting fires and safeguarding public safety.
Sufficient, reliable water supplies provide the adequate pressure and ample amounts of water needed to suppress fires and to prevent a tiny spark from turning into a raging inferno.
To the editor:
I was given some very important, perhaps life-saving information recently about diabetes that I never heard in my eight years of diabetes. I’d heard much about exercises burning up some of the excess glucose in all the body’s organs and blood, but no one ever mentioned to me something that works much better, perhaps even better than some medications. No one even explained why everyone should drink eight glasses of fluid a day, except that it’s healthy.
By David Farmer
Mainers have a proud tradition of responsible gun ownership. And we can all agree that allowing convicted felons and domestic abusers to get their hands on firearms is a bad idea, that’s why it’s against the law for these dangerous people to buy guns at gun stores.
But we have a big problem in Maine. There is a loophole in the law that allows someone who fails a background check at a gun store to walk out and purchase a gun from a classified ad with no background check, no questions asked. We’ve created easy access for convicts and domestic abusers to get their hands on guns, and it needs to be stopped.
Watching weather reports over the years, you’ve no doubt heard the words “normal” and “average,” but what exactly do they mean?
First, let me show you how to get the daily climate report so that you can see the day’s normal and actual temperature. Let’s say you want to know what the day’s high and low were, or if they were above or below “normal,” perhaps whether any records were challenged, maybe what the high wind gust was, or you may wish to know any number of other climate stats for the day, including rainfall and snowfall.
By Nancy Battick
As Veterans’ Day approaches you may be wondering if your ancestors served in the military or fought in any of this nation’s wars. This topic is too massive to cover in just one column so I’ll dedicate this one to colonial wars and the American Revolution, the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries.
If your family came to this country prior to the American Revolution they almost certainly fought in at least one colonial war. Early English settlers were under constant fear of attack by the French in Canada or their Native allies.
Editor’s Note: The following article is a synopsis written by staff members and volunteers of the Cary Memorial Library in Houlton highlighting one of the suggested reading books, as determined by the staff.
As we suggested last week, the pick-of-the-week is extraordinary and I will be keeping it on my library card for a few more days to enjoy it myself before I share it with you. It is a National Geographic production and does not disappoint.
Breast Cancer has taken a toll on far too many Americans and their families. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this is the perfect time to be celebrating life and the progress we are making in the fight against this disease. Many people, either personally or through a loved one, have been affected by breast cancer.
For many years, the color pink has been associated with breast cancer awareness. I recently had the opportunity to join researchers, medical professionals, advocates, and survivors at a “Think Beyond Pink” event in my hometown of Caribou, hosted by the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition.
