To the editor:
Nineteen years ago, on March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. Immediately thereafter [as well as before], anti war protests began throughout Maine. The protest in Presque Isle has been continuous, in all weathers, through all these years.
In 1915, a dinner was held by Elisha Parkhurst at his grand home on the corner of Church and Third streets (which still stands today) in Presque Isle to which he invited nine old friends.
Town meetings are interesting. An anachronistic holdover idea for local government, these meetings allow small towns to take control of the mundanities of managing a community’s yearly expenses.
All Mainers deserve the same access to justice and legal representation, regardless of where they live. But in Aroostook County and other rural parts of the state, access to legal representation has reached a breaking point.
In your research you may find that an ancestor was an indentured servant or an apprentice. They are not the same. To help understand the differences here is a brief outline of what each meant.
To the editor:
The slated closing of our Maine Veterans Homes in Machias and Caribou is devastating not only to Washington and Aroostook County veterans but also their loved ones who depend on these facilities for critical long-term care.
To the editor:
I give here two arguments against claims by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin of the reasons he is bombing and burning Ukrainian cities to the ground, killing more than 100 children and several hundred Ukrainian citizens and displacing three million innocent civilians to NATO countries, who three weeks ago had families, lives, homes and jobs.
The City known today as Presque Isle was founded in 1828 and was known as Fairbanks Mills. However, despite being a growing village, the community was not proactive about fighting fires, despite most buildings at the time being constructed of wood, until some 50 years later.
On Oct. 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gary Gordon — a native of Lincoln, Maine — gave his life to save the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that had been shot down over the city.
Cabin fever season has begun. It is that moment when the beauty of a winter wonderland ceases. Snow shoes on and two steps later one is hip deep in snow. There remain multiple inches of snow everywhere.
