By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library How did you end up staring down the puzzle at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft? Were you getting your car serviced and walked over to kill time, were you leaving and caught a glimpse, spun around and sat down? Maybe after a few pieces fit, you were hooked.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer February is one of the most beautiful times in Maine.

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By Aislinn Sarnacki Gusts of freezing wind threatened to bowl us over as we emerged from the shelter of snow-caked trees.

By Nancy Battick Once the excitement of the holidays has passed, it’s easy to slip into the winter doldrums.

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By Bob Duchesne It took a while to develop, but this is turning into a better-than-average snowy owl year.

By Anna Kellar,  League of Women Voters of Maine executive director This past November, my 98-year-old grandmother was determined that she wasn’t going to miss out on voting for president.

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By David Farmer “Violence is never the answer.

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By Matthew Gagnon I never really wanted to be an old father.

By Nancy Battick When genealogists discover they can’t proceed further in their research into a family or individual, they call it hitting a brick wall.

To the Editor; Homelessness is an issue everywhere in Maine.

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By Kevin McKay, Maine Fishing Adventures It was 4:30 a.