The April Fools’ Day snow lay about 3 inches deep in our driveway when we left Bristol Sunday morning. My aunt had called a week before to tell us that Lewis, my 92-year-old uncle, would be flying to Baltimore with Honor Flight Maine and would return on Sunday, April 2.
Nature Notes
I think we all have a closeness to the friendly, inquisitive chipmunk; the little hustler, nose to the ground, gleans seeds under our bird feeders. The chipmunk is recognized by adults and youth alike; it seems everyone enjoys watching it skirmish with songbirds or other chipmunks and it’s difficult to ignore its strong commitment to hoarding for its winter sustenance.
Talkin’ Trash A column submitted by Pemaquid Watershed Association’s Keep Pemaquid Peninsula Beautiful Initiative
Green leaves and beautiful flowers of all colors are springing forth as the snow recedes from our roadsides. As wonderful as this sight is, there’s also a downside: the litter that spoils the view. We’ve seen it all: the cans, bottles, wrappers, cups, lids, straws, cigarette butts, plastic bags, cutlery, and so on, ad nauseum.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
Damariscotta artist Keith Plummer is a busy guy these days. I was lucky to pin down a recent phone interview with the talented bone-and-metal sculptor as he was in the midst of reopening his landscaping business for the season, installing a show at Art Space in Rockland, and getting ready to go on vacation with his family, which includes his wife, Great Salt Bay Community School writing teacher Anne Plummer.
Lincoln County Artsbeat
As I promised before I left on vacation, Great Salt Bay Community School reporter Caitlin Cass is debuting her monthly column-within-my-column in this issue of The Lincoln County News.
Truckin’ in America
Well here I sit, just a-wonderin’ what I’m gonna scribble about this week. Have done all the squawkin’ about the weather one can do, and it’s snowin’ now as I write this! Have done some serious belly-achin’ about the state of the roads in our state, and politics, well, let’s just say I wished it was a joke, but I’m afraid that the way things seem to be going it might be closer to a nightmare instead!
Just a Thought
The Roman diet
The Romans of old were faced with the problem of feeding the entire Roman army at an absolute minimum cost, while ensuring that its diet would be sufficient to keep all members strong and healthy enough to fight and win the battles needed to establish and maintain the entire Roman Empire.
Why I Chose To Commit Civil Disobedience
I got arrested with eight other activists on Saturday during the snowstorm at the Bath Iron Works destroyer “christening” for committing an act of non-violent civil disobedience.
COLOR EQUALITY
As you already know, because you are reading the editorial on page 6 instead of page 4, we are making some big changes at The Lincoln County News this week.
Rachel Carson Area
George and I spent the day Wednesday in Rockland. It was a fun day. We saw Susanne and Denis very busy shopping.
Long Cove
Another column done by hand. My favorite printer needs repair beyond new ink. So here goes!
Troublesome If Not Appalling
American towns and cities once believed that the formal schooling of our youth was one, if not the most, important responsibility of its citizens, along with its elected local, regional, and state legislators. Sadly, this seems no longer to be the case.
Ponder and Stir
“Bed is too small for my tiredness. Give me a hilltop with trees. Tuck a cloud up under my head. Lord, blow the moon out, please.”
Lyme Time Safe and natural alternative tick repellant
No repellent is 100 percent effective and some can be harmful to small children and pets. The good news is that one has choices. Products containing DEET – diethyltoluamide — have always been the go-to, but we are now learning that DEET can build up and cause toxic health levels in small children. To avoid this, always wash repellent off every day and before reapplying. There are lots of other repellent options one can to go, both at home and on the shelf.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 131
- 132
- 133
- 134
- 135
- …
- 272
- Next Page »
