Editorials

8 years ago

Lawmakers hear just how bad Question 2 really is

Monday, I had the pleasure — and I say that with a fairly substantial amount of sarcasm — of attending the public hearing that was being held on five bills that seek, in a variety of ways, to deal with the 3 percent tax surcharge passed by referendum last fall.

8 years ago

Why join your local Chamber of Commerce?

With most organizations, you get back what you put in. But in the case of the Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, you are likely to gain a lot more than you give.

8 years ago

The birthday of a star

Since I began writing this column years ago, I started with the sincere attempt (whether I flatter myself or not) of both educating you as a community as well as myself about the necessity, the urgent necessity of claiming a certain understanding of our place in space.

8 years ago

Lights out

This Saturday, April 8th, at 3:32 in the afternoon, it will be precisely seven years before Aroostook County receives a remarkable celestial gift. A total solar eclipse is going to occur at 3:32, last for about 2 minutes and 50 seconds on April 8, 2024.

8 years ago

Where did the Caribou go?

Sketchy records indicate that northern Maine was once home to hundreds of thousands of caribou.

8 years ago

A case for real time transparency

This past week was Sunshine Week, a nationwide initiative led by the American Society of News Editors to encourage an open government.