The month of April is named after Aprilis, which means aperture, since April is the month of opening. We have had one of the warmest winters on record, so we will wait and see what this spring will bring as life returns to the Earth in the northern hemisphere.
March 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Oakland family asks return of ‘Ayla’s Missing’ sign
We had made a poster for missing Ayla Reynolds and tacked it to our tree at the corner of Cedar Village Drive and Oxen Drive in Oakland. On one of my daily walks to the corner, I discovered that someone had torn it down. How could anyone stoop so low as to tear down a […]
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
East Madison residents disillusioned with town
I read without shock and amazement that the town of Madison is once again looking to put another financial burden on its taxpayers. This time, an alienated school district left. The gas pipeline debacle is also another risk that will more than likely cost the taxpayers more money because it was done in a secretive […]
Posted inSports
KENNEBEC JOURNAL/MORNING SENTINEL WRESTLING COACHES OF THE YEAR: Thompson, Noyes make strong coaching team at Skowhegan
Skowhegan wrestlers saved their best performances for the Class A state championship meet this season. Six Skowhegan wrestlers placed in the top four in their weight classes, including four finalists.
Posted inOpinion
KATHLEEN PARKER: Apples, oranges and zebras, oh my!
By now you’ve heard it plenty: The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” is like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This creative bit of dot-connecting began with President Barack Obama, and has been perpetuated by countless talk-show hosts and their guests.
Posted inNews
Wilton voters to decide on $4.8M in upgrades
Wilton officials also plan to ask voters to approve a new $4.8 million project to finish upgrades needed for the aging wastewater treatment system, said Clayton Putnam, superintendent for the town Water and Sewer Department.
Posted inNews
Pope’s sermon calls for more open Cuba
HAVANA — Pope Benedict XVI demanded more freedom for the Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba on Wednesday and preached against “fanaticism” in an unusually political sermon before hundreds of thousands at Revolution Plaza, with President Raul Castro in the front row.
Posted inNews
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce presents awards in front of sold-out crowd
WATERVILLE — The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce handed out its annual awards Wednesday night at Waterville Elks Banquet & Conference Center.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Iran knows it has everything to lose in nuclear war
Yale Marienhoff, in his March 20 response (“Letter ignores Iran’s statements about Israel”) to my March 12 letter, frets about Iranian threats regarding Israel. He needn’t. In 1956, many Americans panicked after Khruschev’s “We will bury you” speech. They built and stocked fallout shelters, waiting for the nuclear attack that never came. The USSR, like […]
Posted inNews
China Planning Board ditches revised septic rules plan
CHINA — Planning Board members have given up their effort to prepare a revised shoreland septic system compliance ordinance for the June ballot.