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Letter to the editor

Thankful for Waldo County community support for WindowDressers

I want to share how thankful I am for the overwhelming community support that the local WindowDressers group has received from Waldo County. We completed a Rewrap build in October in Searsport and...
A Bird’s Tale

Mysterious Visitors From Far Away Shores

It sometimes seems hard to believe that so many mysteries still remain within the natural world, including within the most well-known group of wild creatures: birds! But new discoveries of all sorts...
letter to the editor

Deplorable? Then and Now

Never underestimate the gullibility of the American people. I can think of little else to possibly explain the persistent embrace of Donald Trump in light of all he is and all he’s done; a man...
A Bird’s Tale

The Twisted History of the Turkey’s Name

The two most well-known birds in the world would have to be—no, not Steller’s sea-eagles, albatrosses, or hummingbirds—but two species that have probably become rather mundane in most of our...
Ban gun-related classes from school properties

On Tuesday, October 31, the co-chairs of the Five Town CSD School Board heard about why gun-related classes should be banned from our district’s school properties. (For those wondering, the Maine...
Communication, transparency, honesty and integrity will be the foundation of my work

Thank you to all the voters who came out last Tuesday and elected me to serve on the Thomaston Select Board. I am deeply humbled and grateful for your support. But whether you voted for me or not I...
A Bird’s Tale

Good News From Warm Climes

Many long-time readers of this column will remember that we have an abiding interest in the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire—three islands off the Venezuelan coast that were historically once...
letter to the editor

Louise says thank you

It’s a crazy time in our world. Whatever happens on Tuesday, I am at peace. Win or not, nothing will really change for me. I will remain an active participant in the Rockland community. Creating...