To the editor:
Back in 2011 the average price of gas in Maine was $2.65 per gallon. At that same time the minimum wage was $7.25 per hour. Today the average price of gas in Maine is about $5 per gallon and the minimum wage is $12.75 per hour.
To the editor:
In response to Mr. Kierstead regarding our governor buying votes with the $850 [stimulus checks], there were stimulus checks sent in April 2020 for $1,200 and December 2020 for $600 when Trump was president.
Summer is now officially here and visitors and residents alike are enjoying the beautiful outdoor sites and parks we have to offer here in Presque Isle.
The city and state boast several parks around the community with Aroostook State Park, Maine’s first state park; and the city’s Peace Park, Veterans’ Park, Riverside Park and Mantle Lake Park.
What a great day! We’ve gotten our garden in, flowers planted and now we wait. Summer is near and I am more than ready. Our yards may become our places of entertainment again this year.
The cost of living is going up. There’s no use denying it. Point the finger at whoever you please, but as for me, I’m interested in solutions.
Those of us of a certain age remember Clarence Keegan as the assistant principal of Presque Isle High School (1968-1977). He was the man students had to go see if they were in trouble. In typical self-absorbed teenage style, how many of us ever wondered about Keegan’s life before he was the disciplinarian? And, oh, what an interesting life he led.
Queen Elizabeth II recently said that “recollections may vary.” For genealogists, truer words were never spoken.
When you’re talking to a family member for their recollections, remember to take the stories with a large bag of salt.
To the editor:
Do you remember times that you worried yourself almost sick about something and then had it turn out so right that you wanted to stand in your yard and shout to the world, “Hey, all is well, actually great”?
To the editor:
Gov. Newsom of California was so unpopular that he was recently facing a recall election. His Democratic liberal policies were causing havoc among the state’s populace. What to do?
To the editor:
The Legislature has completed its work for the 2020-2022 term, and, while there is much to report, there is one item I want to be sure Aroostook County residents know about.
