Editorials

11 years ago

Family Searcher – Amazed by what’s online

If you are overwhelmed at the thought of trying to find records on the Internet, the latest issue of Family Tree magazine will help you. Most of the issue is devoted to an in-depth look at the top eight websites. Can a magazine really help you understand how to search a website? The answer is a resounding “Yes!”

11 years ago

Library construction project moving along in PI

    With construction in the last stages of completion, the library staff, trustees, and building committee are switching focus from design and project management to restoring educational, recreational and cultural services.

11 years ago

My top priorities as your representative

  My top priorities as your representative in the Maine House are helping the citizens of Aroostook County and listening to my constituents about their needs and concerns.

11 years ago

Aroostook Skies: The shadow of life

Sure, 44 years is a long time — a lot of cake and candles. Astronomically, speaking, however, 44 years hardly winks an eye.

11 years ago

Aroostook Skies: The shadow of life

    Sure, 44 years is a long time — a lot of cake and candles. Astronomically, speaking, however, 44 years hardly winks an eye.

11 years ago

County jail system begs for leadership, standardization

“Neither the governor nor I want to dictate to the counties how they need to run.” That is what I told Lewiston Sun Journal reporter Dan Hartill on Feb. 13. Mr. Hartill was asking questions about a Feb. 11, 2014 letter I had delivered to members of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

11 years ago

The Farm Bill: A missed opportunity

The American people are fortunate to have the most abundant and affordable food supply in the world. This bounty is the result of the hard work and initiative of our nation’s family farmers.

11 years ago

City Hall now accepts payments ‘on plastic’

    The Finance Department is pleased to offer our customers the option to make payments at City Hall using a credit or debit card. This week we began accepting Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express cards for routine payments at the front desk.

11 years ago

‘Interview’ with a climate expert

The Maine Questioner, “A Voice in the Wilderness,” is pleased to share with you an interview we had recently at our offices in Bangor with Thermal A. Phollie, PhD, esteemed Senior Climatologist at the National Institute of Confabulation.