I was humbled to join with citizens from across Maine and the nation who gathered in remembrance of those who answered the call to serve and made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the United States.
Mud season lasts forever, or so it seems. At least half of it is behind us.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a joint resolution of Congress proclaiming May 15, 2017 of each year to be Peace Officers Memorial Day, with the week containing that day designated as National Police Week.
The wagons that gather in the Aroostook Centre Mall Parking lot on Saturday mornings between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. are more likely to carry fresh garden greens, frozen meat, and delicious bakery goods than a grease bucket.
What can we, as taxpayers, do to ensure our tax payments go to constructive, nonviolent solutions rather than violence forced upon people here and around the globe?
A good friend of mine just began work for a farmer planting potatoes doing the same job I did when I was in the years of my jr/sr high school days. That job is riding the planter.
All but the most phobic or allergic are pretty much suckers for a cute puppy; even people who don’t particularly care for dogs are drawn in by a puppy who wrinkles up little shoe-button eyes and grins a puppy grin punctuated with shiny, tiny, white puppy teeth.
Sue Szwed is one those women who seem like they can do anything. As a partner with the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, we offer her apple trees during the annual tree sale and have drawn on her fruit growing knowledge to lead classes and be a part of the planning committee for Aroostook Apple Day held in October.
