A hardly used $63 roof rake will take care of it if you have a mind to make the climb, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
Snowy, cold and proud
A winter jaunt to warmer climate is nice, but Maine’s varying seasons give us character, Amy Calder writes.
Oakland couple credits family for 71 years of bliss
Bud and Josephine King met on a blind date in 1940, and say marriage is a give and take proposition.
Experience teaches future firefighters
Mid-Maine Tech students learn first hand from seasoned firefighting veterans, including a survivor of the horrors of the World Trade Center attack, Amy Calder writes.
One lucky day for the mice man
Good fortune comes to man whose mice story reflects character, writes Amy Calder.
Reporting Aside: Kennebec Performing Arts Company draws musicians of all kinds
The 40-piece concert band will be performing in several central Maine venues in early December, Amy Calder writes.
A look at Maine through kids’ eyes
A 5- and 10-year old, new to Maine from France, shed new light on how Americans live life.
Reporting Aside: Florida city restricts feeding the homeless in public places
Amy Calder doesn’t buy the city’s arguments, just as she doesn’t buy the argument that baiting bears to shoot them is anything but inhumane.
Reporting Aside: Winslow man gets very real looking fake check
Florentino Santiago called the bank to verify the check, found out it was fake and realized he was the target of a scam, Amy Calder writes.
At home, at peace, at Kennebec River’s edge
A Waterville man finds shelter where he feels at peace and can hope for better in the future, Amy Calder writes.