Opinion

4 years ago

Feeling the loss of Tourney Time

As local schools shut down for their annual February break, students are sure to be excited about getting some much-needed rest and relaxation during these crazy, COVID-19 times.

4 years ago

Efficiency rebates and work sessions

If you enjoyed the unseasonably warm January, you may be wondering how cold the remaining months of winter will be. Staff have received several telephone calls from Caribou homeowners who have installed heat pumps to get ahead of any extreme temperatures.

4 years ago

A snapping turtle

Olof Nylander helped many Aroostook County residents identify uncommon  animals and plants in the area. One was a snapping turtle, Latin name Chelydra  Serpentina, which is a large freshwater reptile.

4 years ago

DNA changes

I recently was notified that my DNA origins had changed. If you’ve opted to have your own DNA tested for your ethnic origins, you may be surprised by a similar email someday, and your first reaction will probably be something like, “How can this be?”

4 years ago

Rethink Wolfden’s mining plan

To the editor: 
We are very concerned about the petition from Wolfden Resources LLC to the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) to rezone land to allow development — namely, land on Pickett Mountain, which is several miles northeast of Mt. Chase.

4 years ago

Moose hunt 2020

I had the good fortune of being drawn for a moose permit in 2020. My permit was for a bull in zone four during the second week in October (my first choice). Zone four is a huge zone that lies north of the Golden Road, south of the Reality Road, west of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and goes all the way to the Canadian border. It has a healthy moose population, especially along the waterway.

4 years ago

In appreciation of medical care

To the editor:
Thank you to the following dedicated professionals who helped expedite our monoclonal antibodies IV infusion.

4 years ago

Remembering a simpler time

Writer and farmer Wendell Berry has written a great deal about connection to place. In his novel Hannah Coulter, he describes place as “…putting your own foot into your own shoe. Familiar. A comfort.