6 years ago
Protecting health care for rural Mainers
Your zip code shouldn’t determine your access to health care. But in rural Maine, emergency medical services are barely getting by while hospitals struggle to keep their doors open.
Opinion
6 years ago
Spring passages
Finally, the crocuses are up. Together with paperwhites, narcissus, tulips and daffodils, they are the loud heralds of spring. When they appear it is clear that winter has gone and spring has come. In fields of brown and before the trees leaf out, these brilliant blooms scream SPRING!
6 years ago
Recapping city finances
The auditors have come and gone again. The city was once again recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association for Excellence in Financial Reporting, receiving the Certificate of Achievement for the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 18th consecutive year in a row.
6 years ago
Citizenship clues may become trickier
There’s a lawsuit in the courts now regarding whether it’s legal to ask a person’s citizenship status in the upcoming U.S. Census. Historically, the question of whether a resident was an “alien,” naturalized, or when they came to this country has been asked in censuses back to the first one in 1790. But in today’s political climate it’s much trickier than it was in prior years.
6 years ago
Champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s
Mary Dysart Hartt’s husband, Mike, was 58 when she began noticing things did not seem quite right. Daily tasks like running the tractor became challenging for him and fender benders became more frequent.
6 years ago
Sigh of relief — sort of
On Thursday night, April 18, I couldn’t have been more concerned. Guidance was suggesting that the St. John River would go into major flood within a few days, quite possibly exceeding the record crest of 2008.
6 years ago
‘Defective’ censuses
In 1880 the government decided to identify citizens physically or morally defective. The result is the Federal Census Schedules for the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes.
6 years ago
We must improve Maine’s child welfare system
Over the last three decades, I have practiced law in Aroostook County, and for much of that time I have been heavily involved with cases involving abused and neglected children.
6 years ago
Conservation Corner: Ash trees and the invasive Emerald Ash Borer
Trees, like humans, react to stress in various ways. Both can get sick — sometimes from similar stressors like air pollution or physiological reasons such as not getting enough nutrients to provide health and growth.
