By Jan Dolcater     The next several years will determine the future direction of our beloved nation.

Center Theater a local gem To the Editor:    My wife and I just came home from a wonderful afternoon at the Center Theater.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     While checking through my usual stash of junk mail and useless Facebook updates last week, I caught a few keepers — including one I’ll share with you.

By Jan Dolcater     Our great nation cannot continue to be a beacon to the world by abandoning the established principles on which it was built.

    I would like to acquaint you with the work of Denise Levenick, The Family Curator.

Money dragging our nation down To the Editor:    When the snow is too deep for my cane this winter, the quirky information in this email will be expanding into a book covering 42 years of what steps American can take to get out of this greedy hellish mess that “money” has made of this young rural democracy.

By Ken Frederic     As this is being written, it’s been a week since Maine voters went to the polls and gave us a result that both pleased and disappointed everyone.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     By the time you read this, we could have snow on the ground.

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Experiencing the joys of adoption By Gail Neher     At the moment, we have six girls aged 12-23 in our house.

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By Mike LangeStaff Writer     A few days after being whacked pretty hard in the midterm elections, President Obama was back in the headlines proclaiming his support for net neutrality.

    Over my years of family research, I have come to respect and admire the genealogical work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), which they offer up to the world quite freely, if not entirely free.

Taxes – local government does it backwards By Dale Landrith, Sr.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Like most legislative candidates, Norm Higgins stayed up late on Nov.

    Well, after years of delaying for one reason or another, I finally submitted my first DNA test, and received results last week.

FairPoint and the future of New England To the Editor:    We were disappointed to see FairPoint executives spend the company’s money on pricey full-page ads in newspapers all across New England on Sunday (“The Future of FairPoint,” Nov.