3 years ago
Letting go
My husband and I are in the process of renovating parts of our 196-year-old farmhouse. You don’t realize how much you can accumulate until you tackle something like this.
Opinion
4 years ago
The Mother’s Day gift
He saw her from across the aisle, her familiar face now showing the effects of many years of hard work and worry. He panicked at first, wondering if he should turn rapidly in the opposite direction, park his shopping cart neatly in the corner, and walk directly out of the exit doors and climb into his car, never looking back.
4 years ago
Raising taxes is the worst possible idea
In 2011, Republicans in the Maine Legislature passed the largest tax cut in Maine history. The next eight years saw huge surpluses in state revenue and the most prosperous period in the history of our state’s economy.
4 years ago
Patois: Last of the letter C
L’beau temps est arrivée enfin. Ca fait du bien s’promener d’hôre pi même prendre un p’tit somme su’ l’peron.
J’vous souhaite un printemps beau et chaud pi j’me souhaite la même chôse. Voici l’reste de la lettre C:
4 years ago
Lunch served with a surprise
To the editor:
My son and I were sitting in The Irish [Setter] Pub, right next to where the car crashed into it last week. Glass shards spewed forth — beside us, never landing upon us.
4 years ago
Help for retirement savings
To the editor:
Most of us were taught the importance of saving for the future, but if there is a barrier to saving then we probably won’t do it.
4 years ago
Seeing behind the mask
She greeted me with enthusiasm, her face mask a thick white line under brown, clear eyes. “Good afternoon and welcome.”
4 years ago
Helping rural students succeed
Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping students — especially first-generation college students and those from rural communities — pursue higher education, complete their degrees or earn their credentials, and have satisfying work lives.
4 years ago
Calendar confusion
In my last column I wrote about some of the issues you may run into when it comes to dating. I discussed the various calendars and the days dropped from the calendar in 1582 in order to bring the human calendar into sync with the natural seasons.
4 years ago
Conservation and preservation, Part 2
The first Earth Day, a “teach-in,” was April 22, 1970. The purpose was to put legal and regulatory environmental protections on the federal agenda through an increase in public awareness.
