Gov. Paul LePage cannot simply wave his arms and make laws -- or the truth -- disappear. Though he often attempts both.

It is a terrifying time to be a parent. Monday evening, I learned that a student in my oldest son's middle school had passed away. The next day, media reports stated that the Maine State Police were investigating her death as a possible suicide.

Happy midwinter! No doubt about it, time is marching on for all of us. So it is time to bring everyone up to date on what will be happening in the upcoming year for people who want to stay active, connected, engaged and have fun in our region (and who doesn’t?).

We’ve made it to February, the time when winter starts to wear on even the hardiest of Mainers. While this month is known for Valentine’s Day, the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is headed in different directions, focusing on amnesty, science and technology and, most importantly, the zen of Nerf.

Results from the ninth annual Maine Highlands Sled Dog Club and the town of Brownville’s Brownville-KI and Beyond Sled Dog Race held on Jan. 27-28 are as follows starting with Saturday’s events:

True Textiles recently donated hundreds of binders to Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford and members of the senior class helped unload the rather hefty amount of boxes.

Threatening to deport young adults brought here illegally by their parents years ago, the “Dreamers,” is the same as threatening young legal citizens with a prison sentence because it was discovered that their parents had placed them in the getaway car during their bank robbery years ago.

Upcoming events around the region

January Students of the Month at PCHS in Guilford.

We are happy to see that Maine’s federal delegation unanimously supports bipartisan legislation to end an arbitrary cap on the annual amount Medicare will cover for those who need outpatient therapy services. These arbitrary spending limits are preventing older Mainers from receiving the rehabilitation care they need from their therapists.