Maybe it’s the years of dreading the start of school, but I always begin to fear the rapid decline of summer once school sales start in July.

By Glenn Mollette     Robin Williams made us laugh but we’re not laughing now as we mourn his suicidal death.

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By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Don’t look now, but the political season is almost here.

By Lori Parham     AARP Maine recently released the results of their 2014 Survey of Maine Registered Voters age 50 and older.

Department is opposed to Question 1     AUGUSTA — Voters who want to learn more about Maine’s black bears and Question 1 on the November ballot should visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife web page, which features a new section designed to inform citizens about the upcoming bear referendum and why the department is opposed to Question 1.

‘A big misunderstanding’ on bunker request To the Editor:    Last week, The Piscataquis Observer published an article, “Piscataquis EMA and radio club at odds over use of bunker,” by Mike Lange.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     This is the time of year when my bowling hand gets itchy.

By Gerry Lavigne     The wording for the bear referendum which will be Question 1 on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Maine appears simple enough.

River Festival a family-friendly effort To the Editor:    The volunteers, sponsors, and participants who made Guilford’s recent River Festival celebration a reality deserve congratulations and appreciation for an event that represents community effort at its finest.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     With the fall high school sports season just around the corner, the subject of Native American nicknames will undoubtedly be back in the headlines again.

To the Editor:    Nothing impacts a child’s academic and social success in school more than a healthy relationship among schools, families and the community.

    2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of The Great War, World War I; so called because it was thought to be large enough and terrible enough to end all wars.

Not too late to fix Sangerville’s ‘big mess’ To the Editor:    At our annual Town Meeting in March, the residents of Sangerville voted for a selectman as they do every year, but as has happened several times in the past, the voting process was flawed.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Shenna Bellows was scheduled to be in Dover-Foxcroft last weekend, shaking hands and posing for photos in her uphill battle to unseat Republican U.

Senior MattersBy Lesley Fernow     In Dover-Foxcroft this is as big event as there is:  dances, class parties, a parade, street booths set up by local vendors, capped by a beach party and fireworks at Sebec Lake.

To the Editor;    Maine’s bear management program is anything but “wildly successful,” as claimed by David Trahan (Maine communities could become more dangerous without bear baiting, hounding, trapping, July 9).

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.