Opinion

3 years ago

Preserving family photos

It’s a new year. Perhaps it’s time for a new project. If you’re like most of us your photo collection is probably housed in albums, scrapbooks, paperboard boxes or even plastic bags.

3 years ago

Heralding the new year

How do you “ring in” the New Year?  Do you have a special food?  Watch the ball drop in Times Square?  Make a resolution or two?  
According to History.com, people have been celebrating the new year for over 4,000 years.   In fact, it is thought that making resolutions first began with the ancient Babylonians (1895 BC-539 BC). 

3 years ago

Cuisine de la Rue feeds the soul

Living on a school campus in China leads to experiences with street food. My first year of teaching there showed just how much initiative my students possessed. First, never stand between a college student and F-O-O-D.

3 years ago

We must keep the museum going

To the editor:
There is no reason Caribou cannot financially support the Nylander Museum. I am angry every time I see this come up, and now the city is again trying to make it happen in the near future. 

3 years ago

The slippers – part 2

Upon returning home, we sat in the dooryard for a few minutes, the three of us rewinding the events that had just taken place. What was in that box that was breakable? Certainly not my seasonal slippers.

3 years ago

Genealogy goals

It hardly seems possible that 2021 is coming to a swift end. For some it’s flown, while others can’t wait for it to be over. Whichever category you fall into, 2022 is looming on our horizon and it’s a good time to take stock and reflect on what needs doing in your research and how to accomplish your goals.

3 years ago

Does a storm draw nigh? Watch the sky

Have you ever noticed that in advance of a winter storm, an otherwise sunny day may feature a sky criss-crossed with lines? Well these lines are actually ice crystals from jet exhaust, called contrails (short for condensation trails).