Opinion

5 years ago

Welcome to second session

I’m proud to say my colleagues and I have made a lot of progress on this issue last session, but we know that there is still more work to be done.

5 years ago

Camaraderie and common goals

Since routes 1 and 161 converge in Caribou, our city is a gateway to other parts of Aroostook County and what happens here affects our neighbors.

5 years ago

Ending the unfair ‘Widow’s Tax’

Military commanders often say that you “recruit the soldier,” but you “retain the family.”   We have an obligation to make sure that we take care of our military families who have sacrificed so much for our country.  

5 years ago

A caravan in winter

I heard this once, “Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees.”  An adventure of a lifetime. It’s what we’re all looking for, right?

5 years ago

Relics from the past

About halfway up the eastern shore of Chamberlain Lake, nestled behind a point of land once called Apmoojenegamook Point (now Hog Point) sits an old farmhouse.

5 years ago

The Clinton Formation

In the following section of Olof Nylander’s writings, he discusses the Clinton Formation, (otherwise known as the Clinton Group), a large section of sedimentary rock that reaches through the Eastern United States.

5 years ago

City will celebrate in 2020

It is only January, but it is shaping up to be an exciting and historic year. This year is the 200th anniversary of Maine’s statehood on March 15. 

5 years ago

Genealogy resolutions

Another year is here and it’s time for genealogists to consider resolutions.  Devoting more time to genealogy is a good place to start especially if you have problems finding time for research.