The federal Environmental Protection Agency recently passed new standards that will slash emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from the nation’s dirtiest power plants. These rules will clean up our air significantly. In December 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which will slash toxic mercury air emission […]

Jacob Broom, the fifth signer of the U.S. Constitution, visited Skowhegan Area High School on March 14 (at least someone portraying him did). “Broom” looked like he came straight from the late 1700s. When he was a Delaware delegate at the Constitutional Convention, he never missed a session, showing his devotion to the cause. He […]

Motorcycle inspections now expire in March. Did anyone give this much thought? This is Maine, not Florida! A May or June, or even April, date would have been better. We put up our bikes when we see possible snow and ice and don’t take them out again until that possibility is gone. It is the […]

If someone is going to take exception to something we put on our sign at Faith Evangelical Church, we take comments seriously as they are often a good indicator of our culture and understanding of “the faith.” We just request, however, that if someone is going to quote our sign they would quote it accurately. […]

Last week, the second grade at the George Mitchell School performed in a concert, “Everybody Smiles in the Same Language.” The students and their teachers should be commended for the great performance. It showed that a lot of time had been spent in preparation for the event. The concert was well attended by parents and […]