By David Farmer The last week of an election is a rollercoaster of emotions — especially if you work on campaigns.

By Nancy Battick Every September I know it’s time to renew my Genealogical Researcher Card with the state of Maine.

By Matthew Gagnon For years, both political parties loved absentee ballots.

By David Farmer Vice President Mike Pence might care about the one electoral vote from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

To the Editor; Patrick Myers is a responsible, effective and resourceful individual who has served the citizens of Piscataquis county well for many years both as the director of the Center Theatre and administrator of the PRYMCA and would make an excellent county commissioner.

By David Vail Rural Maine’s tourism businesses and host communities are struggling with massive, unexpected shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic and a deep economic recession in its wake.

By Matthew Gagnon This week, the U.

By David Farmer We are less than three weeks away from one of the most important and contentious elections in history.

Sometime or other the kinship feature in your genealogical software will indicate that someone is a half-cousin or half-sibling.

“Don’t be afraid of Covid.

Interest in voting this year may be at an all-time high.

Tuesday night I, along with the rest of the country, watched in horror as the first presidential debate devolved into what can only be described as a childish food fight.

President Donald Trump either cheated on his taxes or is a failure as a businessperson — maybe both.

Politics has been hard to tolerate lately.

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Anyone who’s been involved with high school football knows the feeling of being on the wrong end of a halftime blowout.

It is bad enough that COVID-19 is causing a spike in domestic violence.

Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers immortalized by Shakespeare, separated by family feuds.