By Mike LangeStaff Writer     For those of you who frequent the web — and especially Facebook — you’re probably familiar with the two Hampden town councilors who declined to stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent meeting.

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Family Searcherby Nina Brawn     The most important step in genealogy is the step I find the most difficult — talking to people.

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Questioning governor’s proposed ‘heat pump’ program To the Editor:    The recent legislative hearing on the use of public lands for increased harvesting has disturbed me not a little bit.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     About 10 years ago, I decided to take a break from journalism and went to work for two summers at Edwards Systems Technology in Pittsfield, which eventually became United Technology Systems or UTC.

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By Rommy Haines     These days, I’m proud to work with the Aroostook Farm Bureau and serve on the state Farm Bureau board.

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‘Going green’ in Maine could impact deer herd To the Editor:    After reviewing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) analysis of the Bingham wind project, I felt like the state was being bought out by First Wind to put in the largest wind farm in the state.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     The Maine Legislature’s special session agenda includes a potpourri of gambling bills, including another attempt to allow the Maliseet Indians to operate a casino in Aroostook County and a bill to let the Passamaquoddy Tribe put slots machines in a Washington County bingo hall.

Family SearcherBy Nina Brawn     If you are overwhelmed at the thought of trying to find records on the Internet, the latest issue of Family Tree magazine will help you.

By Joseph Ponte     “Neither the governor nor I want to dictate to the counties how they need to run.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     The makers of Dove, the squishy-soft, scented bar soap, came up with what they thought was a cute advertising idea a few weeks ago.

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Corridor planners should heed towns’ wishes To the Editor:    At its town meeting March 8, by a vote of 59-19, the town of Charleston passed a “Resolution to oppose the Passage of an East West Corridor Through the Town of Charleston”.

To the Editor:    I am soon to be 86 years old, born in the springtime, April of 1928, at Lewiston, when our Earth had a population of only 1.