Editorials

4 years ago

Water, where were you this summer?

All summer long, we just couldn’t seem to buy a good region-wide, soaking rain, and, not surprisingly, severe drought set in. 

4 years ago

Bringing transparency and lower costs to health care

In nearly every industry, we are able to shop for goods and services by comparing publicly available price and quality information.  From buying shoes to building a house, we expect to know the full price of what we are purchasing before we buy it. 

4 years ago

Cooking with Susie Q – Week of October 19, 2020

I am sharing these recipes sent in a while ago. I’m not sure if we will get a chance to share it at a football gathering, but maybe we can plan a movie marathon with a few very close friends or family.

4 years ago

Halves and steps

Sometime or other the kinship feature in your genealogical software will indicate that someone is a half-cousin or half-sibling.  If you’re new to genealogy this may puzzle you. 

4 years ago

Senator Collins has changed

To the editor:

In 1996, Susan Collins vowed she’d serve no more than two terms, then return to Maine and let someone else take her place. She is now running for her fifth term.

4 years ago

Content with content this winter?

Our last two winters have featured tons of snow, as I outlined in my last column. The question is, will this one follow suit? Time to dig into the details in my 2020-2021 winter forecast. 

4 years ago

Cooking with Susie Q – Week of October 12, 2020

It is cool today. I like fall weather. I love the smells, the crisp air, the colorful leaves. So, get outside, clean out the garden, pick up the yard, roll up the hose, shut off the outside faucet. Winter is coming whether we are ready or not.