Editorials

5 years ago

Increasing access to high-speed internet in rural Maine

When Americans first began using the Internet a quarter century ago, they typically accessed online content using home phone lines via modems capable of downloading data at speeds too slow even to support MP3-quality streaming music. 

5 years ago

DNA, surnames trace history’s path

In my last column I dealt with family associations. There are other types of associations which can also prove of immense value including DNA studies.

5 years ago

Our buddies the bees

In honor of the Nylander Museum of Natural History’s theme week titled “Bugging You,” which will cover all sorts of insects from July 15 to 27, we present some fascinating facts about one of the most important, and currently threatened, insects in the United States: bees. 

5 years ago

In the City – Be safe in summer’s heat

Summer is finally here — no school, vacation, and a very high heat index. The Presque Isle Police Department offers a reminder of some summer safety tips.

5 years ago

Bug Guts – On being skeeter bait

For the budding scientists out there, find a way to recover the samplings of blood that mosquitoes and black flies take from us. 

5 years ago

In the City: Be safe in summer’s heat

Summer is finally here — no school, vacation, and a very high heat index. The Presque Isle Police Department offers a reminder of some summer safety tips. DOUBLE CHECK – your vehicle for children in the backseat. The heat can skyrocket into triple digits quickly in a car, even when there is no sun shining. […]

5 years ago

Funding for rural hospitals helps our community

I grew up in Houlton. I’ve raised three children here. My wife, Joanne, and I have made Houlton our home. But living in Aroostook County hasn’t been without hardship. There have been times, raising our kids, where I was nervous about finding proper medical care. Maybe they were sick with the flu, had a bad fall on one of our horses or got injured playing sports, but either way, I had to think about how they could get the best care.