I have seen things that skirt the boundaries of comprehension.
Posted inLifestyle
Jackie Collins still has plenty to write about
NEW YORK (AP) — After writing 28 books, Jackie Collins says she hasn’t run out of things to write about. She gets her ideas from reading the newspaper, watching television and keeping up with the world around her.
Posted inNews
A troubled past
About once a week for the last several years, Jay S. Mercier and his girlfriend, Christine Fischer, traveled down their dirt road on the Industry-Starks town line to visit their neighbor.
Posted inOpinion
GOP members of Congress listen when campaign money talks
It was a(nother) great day to be a member of the Washington elite.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
National parks are not single-use resources
“Tying up land in North Woods for single use doesn’t make sense” (Oct. 10) was one of the most misleading Maine Compass pieces I have read. To imply that national parks are single-use resources shows a complete ignorance of the facts. National parks allow more activities — hiking, biking, boating, cross-country skiing, fishing, camping, even […]
Posted inNews
Demand flames for new heat source
BRUNSWICK — Six years ago, Mike Sullivan ordered a few cords of what had been advertised as seasoned firewood. It wasn’t. The wood was so green, it barely burned in his stove.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
If tax law needs fixing, then fix it, but don’t tinker
Maine needs a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s tax structure. We don’t need piecemeal changes, stopgap fixes or just plain tinkering with tax rates and revenue streams.
Posted inOpinion
Halloween bats have it better than real ones
It’s October, which means that bats are once again having their annual star turn, popping up on classroom bulletin boards and store windows across America. But this year, actual living bats in North America aren’t so abundant. They are being decimated by a deadly health epidemic.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Young men shouldn’t carry cellphones in pants pockets
Young women carrying cellphones in their bras have no idea there is a risk to their bodies from the electromagnetic frequency. I don’t think people know that it isn’t safe for young men to carry cellphones in their pockets, either. Recently at a Maine legislative hearing on cell phone safety an expert said that, and […]
Posted inOpinion
Right to register on election day not the same as right to vote
In 2008, the city of Old Town limited the hours that people could register to vote.