10 years ago
‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff …’
Imagine a very windy day, a day where it is hard to walk into the wind … and harder still to bicycle into it.
Editorials
10 years ago
Cup O’ Joe: Back to school time once again
It is hard to fathom, but summer is rapidly coming to a close. Labor Day weekend has come and gone and that can only mean one thing — fall is on the way.
Take a drive or a walk and chances are you will see some areas where the leaves are already starting to turn from lively shades of green to fiery hues of red and golden yellow.
10 years ago
Mainely Outdoors: Seeing red – Alternative sight options
During the first half century of the 1900s, most Maine big game hunters used rifles with open sights, and to see a scoped long gun in the woods was a rare occurrence.
10 years ago
‘Red Sky at Night’
Before I begin this latest installment of “Weather Whys”, I would like to add a note to my last column, titled “Weather warnings deserve attention”, which ran August 13.
10 years ago
Tractor event reflects Maine’s farming heritage
Presque Isle, Maine is a small community on Route 1 just west of the Canadian border. The small farming community doesn’t have prestigious mansions or perfectly manicured streets. There are few novelty or coffee shops that offer “free WiFi.” Nonetheless, there seems to be an abundance of farms, locally-run businesses and close-knit neighbors who know each other by first name.
10 years ago
Weather warnings deserve attention
These days, with so many smart phones having a variety of weather apps, it’s easier than ever to receive timely weather warnings.
10 years ago
Cup O’ Joe: Summer is flying by
Why is it that winter seems to drag on endlessly, while summer tends to fly by at a break-neck pace? This certainly seems to be the consensus this summer among those of us in the office of The Houlton Pioneer Times.
10 years ago
Family Searcher: Many avenues for international military research
2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of The Great War, World War I; so called because it was thought to be large enough and terrible enough to end all wars. Would that we were so lucky!
10 years ago
Weather Whys: Everything, especially humidity, is relative
In the second installment of our new weather column, I want to talk about a single number you can look at to determine how humid it feels outside.
10 years ago
Everything, especially humidity, is relative
In the second installment of our new weather column, I want to talk about a single number you can look at to determine how humid it feels outside.
