Opinion

1 year ago

Connecting the unserved is crucial

To the editor: Telehealth has emerged as a crucial resource for millions of Americans since the onset of the pandemic. As a rural physician I use the internet daily to provide services. I have seen firsthand the positive ways in which telehealth services can complement in-person visits and benefit health outcomes. I have also experienced the […]

1 year ago

Please define the accomplishments

To the editor:
I constantly hear about President Biden’s great accomplishments. What I don’t hear is: what are they? All I’m asking here is for someone to answer that simple question.

1 year ago

There’s joy in letting go

My friends, just picture this: champagne-colored hats decorated with red roses, pink carnations, sunflowers and golden taffeta ribbons. Fascinators boasting downy-soft feathers and tiny, dancing beads of green, gold, red, blue and additional hues that are too unique to name.

1 year ago

Learning the lingo

Every hobby has a language of its own and genealogy is no different. Those of us who have been doing genealogy for years forget that newbies or non-genealogists may not understand what we mean when we talk or write about genealogy. I suspect I’ve been guilty of this myself.

1 year ago

A story with a smile

​​To the editor:
Of all the challenges I have faced in life none have given me more problems than trying to understand the female mind. My most recent puzzlement was my other half’s logic on not letting me have the face plate for the radio in my car. The face plate on some radios is a front plate of the radio that can be removed to make the radio useless, thus not worth stealing.

1 year ago

Presque Isle’s ‘Hotel de Gink’

As many area residents know, the city of Presque Isle was once the location of the Presque Isle Army Air Field which later became Presque Isle Air Force Base. Much of the land of the base then became the Industrial Park and what is now the Presque Isle International Airport. In fact, the airport terminal […]

1 year ago

All life is sacred

To the editor: I plead with the representatives of the citizens of Maine to vote against LD 1619, which would legalize abortion up to birth. It is barbaric to politicize the killing of infants as though it were legalizing a “health” procedure. It is more akin to the sacrificing of living babies in ancient times […]

1 year ago

No more pickles

If you’re not planning on writing a book about your ancestors, is it still necessary to note your sources? The short answer is a resounding yes! I’ve written about this before, but it’s important. If you’re a newbie to genealogy you may neglect noting where you found information, assuming you’ll never need to or that […]

1 year ago

Not good for Maine’s people

To the editor: I want to make my voice known on the topic of the late-term abortion bill that is being discussed in the Legislature these days. I find the bill extreme and even dangerous to our state.