Editorials
6 years ago
Editorial: Hope for industry in Maine
Like most people, I grew up believing in the myth that if you worked hard and saved responsibly, you’d be all set. But that’s just not true. The reality is, the world was built in a way that favors the richest and most powerful among us. And it’s up to us to change it.
6 years ago
Such sweet sorrow
For many residents of northern Maine, the arrival of autumn after an interlude of Indian summer is a mixture of bitter and sweet.
6 years ago
Maine’s manufacturers lead the way
On the first Friday of October, cities, towns and entire states across America recognized National Manufacturing Day.
6 years ago
Seasons and lives change
September ends; October begins. It is a sure sign that summer is over and autumn is getting started when the leaves start to turn.
6 years ago
Keep farmers closer
T-shirts, like bumper stickers, shrink-wrap extensive concepts into short, pithy slogans.
6 years ago
Important frost notice and autumn hurricanes
Because of the two consecutive cold nights a week and a half ago, with frost for many and a freeze for some, the NWS in Caribou has ended their frost-freeze program for the season for all of Aroostook County.
6 years ago
The smells of fall
As fall comes creeping in, as it usually does. It brings aromas from the wooded areas that are hard to forget. During harvest I remember the leaves having fallen from the trees and the smells they brought forth as we walked among the trees at lunch time.
6 years ago
Epitaph
Animal behaviorists once asserted that companion animals do not think, an eyebrow raising statement to most owners.
