Editorials

7 years ago

Just stay off the roads

This is a true story. The names have been changed to protect the guilty party.

7 years ago

Marriage between cousins

When a young neighbor learned her father and mother were first cousins her reaction was an instant “Ewww.” She was embarrassed to think her parents were so closely related.

7 years ago

Higher sun and longer daylight

In two weeks, when my next column comes out, it’ll be Feb. 21, and we’ll be one-third of the way to high summer and will have gained 2 hours and 4 minutes of daylight since the winter solstice.

7 years ago

How it all began

The Nylander Museum of Natural History introduces not only this column, Nylander Chronicles, but also the work of the museum’s namesake: Olof Nylander.

7 years ago

An anniversary and a storm to remember

This week I have had ample time to look over the weather and the last year, and realized that the month of February will be three years of Remember When.

7 years ago

Let’s keep the republic

For better or worse, 2018 is another election season. Maine towns will soon be holding party Caucuses and in June voters will select their party’s candidates for governor, state Legislature and the U. S. House and Senate.

7 years ago

‘Worst drifting in 12 years’

The day before the storm hit, I mentioned at work that it might be a top 5 winter storm in my 11-plus years at the station. I think it lived up to that billing.

7 years ago

Museum makes lasting impression

I usually don’t like to endorse any particular entity or organization due to the fact that I can’t endorse all of them.