10 years ago Maine’s pre-Katrina moment By Andrea Boland The Maine State legislature has done its work to address the threat of a total collapse of the electric grid from GMD, an extreme geomagnetic solar storm (or geomagnetic disturbance), so powerful and widespread it would black out Maine, the whole Northeast, Atlantic seaboard, or even the nation for months or years — but work remains.
10 years ago Pluto’s day in the spotlights By Larry Berz Like you, I saw the first images from New Horizons with the same sense of fascination and curiosity as earlier publicized links between humanity and the cosmos.
10 years ago Thanks for the veto override To the Editor: AARP Maine commends the legislature for its recent override of Governor Paul LePage’s veto of LD 382 which will provide free protection against identity theft for Mainers.
10 years ago Roxanne’s national park By Mike LangeStaff Writer The last time I was in Millinocket, you could fire a Howitzer down Central Street on a weekday and not hit anyone.
10 years ago Maintaining meaning in life This is the final article in the series focusing on “Thriving in Place.
10 years ago Using the Internet to organize reunions Plans are well underway for our family reunion in July.
10 years ago Correction on selectmen minutes To the Editor: I would like to point out some discrepancies in the Sangerville Board of Selectmen’s meeting minutes of June 11, 2015.
10 years ago Maine citizens were heard in Augusta To the Editor; On behalf of our 230,000 members in Maine, AARP congratulates the Maine State legislature for working together in the spirit of bi-partisanship to override Governor LePage’s veto and pass the state budget which includes restored funding for programs critical to many of Maine’s most at-risk residents.
10 years ago On the fence about heat pumps? To the editor: In October of 2014, Dave’s World of Dover Foxcroft installed a Fujitsu heat pump at the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce.
10 years ago Welcome to Maine — 2015 version By Mike Lange Staff Writer I wrote my annual “Welcome to Maine” piece last year after we got back from vacation in California.
10 years ago On giving To the Editor; I have heard that I should not give to the homeless who hold signs and ask because the money only goes to drugs and alcohol.
10 years ago D-F Homecoming clarification To the Editor: We would just like to clear up a few rumors that seem to be going around.