Opinion
6 years ago
Hurricane survivors find new home in Aroostook
This column by the Aroostook County Action Program is meant to give a voice to people in Aroostook County who “Champion Change” — mostly in their own lives, but also in their community.
6 years ago
MSAD 1 needs to restructure facilities to lower taxes
I hadn’t heard too much of the MSAD 1 restructuring plan since the communities voted not to fund the $15 million that the school board wanted to close Pine Street and Zippel elementary schools.
6 years ago
Milk bill would help the hungry as well as farmers and economy
One in five Maine children is food insecure and 11.1 percent of Maine people were living in poverty in 2017.
6 years ago
Budgeting requires restraint
By the time this writing is published, Governor Mills will have released her first state budget. Hopefully, it fulfills her promise of a “sustainable” funding source for the expansion of health insurance for single, able-bodied, childless adults, without raising taxes.
6 years ago
Recycling has changed, but it’s still doable
I’d like to introduce myself as the solid waste director for Aroostook Waste Solutions, which is the new merged entity between Tri-Community Recycling and Sanitary Landfill and the City of Presque Isle.
6 years ago
Daughters of the American Revolution library can aid research
The Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C., is one of those little-known treasures available for genealogists.
6 years ago
It came at night, Part I
As the skies darkened over the little Puerto Rican island of Vieques in September of 2017
6 years ago
Are candy, cards and gifts a must for Valentine’s Day?
How does one express their love and devotion to their significant other? It’s a popular topic this time of year with Thursday, Feb. 14, (St. Valentine’s Day) right around the corner.
6 years ago
Medicaid for All
Please urge legislators to pass LD 1, a bill to assure protections of the Affordable Health Care Act will continue.
