By Al Raychard I have never been good at telling jokes and if I ever tried to make it as a comedian I would undoubtedly starve to death, but bear with me when I tell you this one.

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By Bob Duchesne I get the same good feeling every time I shop at Renys.

By Nancy Battick For years we’ve been told that MtDNA (maternal DNA) is passed from mother to children, both male and female, but only daughters pass it on to their own children.

By Eloise Hale Since moving from North Carolina to Maine, I’ve learned — sometimes the hard way — that things just happen here.

By David Winslow The recent Bangor Daily News article describing Penobscot County as “a freight train ready to crash” should concern every taxpayer.

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By Hazel Stark Looking down past the white toes of my figure skates, I saw movement under the ice that wasn’t just the flowing vegetation.

By Aislinn Sarnacki When I was a little girl, I learned that no two snowflakes are alike.

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At the September meeting of the Wassebec Genealogical Society, Ethan Annis of the Lary Funeral Home spoke about trends regarding funerals.

By Bob Duchesne By Thanksgiving, I figured my local bears were done tearing up bird feeders in my neighborhood.

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By Matt Dunlap All of us are called to serve.

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By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer A few weeks ago, a friend was describing his day spent stacking wood at his community’s wood bank.

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By Geoffrey Gratwick, MD Maine’s health care system is in a death spiral.