To the editor: There is great opportunity in the fact that Maine, with a median age of 43, is the oldest state.

  Why I use walking sticks to walk faster and to walk easier By Milton Gross I can’t remember why I bought my walking sticks, or walking poles if you want a different name for them.

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  Good news for the Good Book By Charles C.

To the editor: National Nurses Week began on May 6th and concludes on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing.

By Jan Dolcater Do any of these types of debt trouble you? If not, I encourage you to take a few minutes and review some of the information in regards to each of these debts, and how they affect you and your family.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) will be hosting free workshops, “Essentials of College Planning,” for adults 19 and over at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo Street, on Thursday, May 12 and 26 at 1 p.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromDIVING STOP TO THROW OUT THE RUNNER — After making a diving stop to her left beyond second base, Foxcroft Academy junior Abbi Bourget makes the throw to senior Desirae Brawn at first to get MDI senior Avalon Kerley out during the top of the third of the May 7 game in Dover-Foxcroft.

The Foxcroft boys finished in third place out of six schools during a May 6 meet at Hampden Academy, with the Ponies scoring 132 points.