To the Editor: I thought it would be helpful to respond to Lillian Lake’s column regarding the downside of photovoltaic panels.  Any reader who has followed our Franklin Journal column “Energy Matters” will know that when it comes to energy matters we are always trying to address the question of “how much?” In other words […]

To the Editor: I’m writing today to publicly acknowledge and thank our community members who have come forward to assist us with the COVID-19 pandemic response and the now very busy community vaccination clinic. Collaboration between the hospital and local first responder agencies started early in the pandemic nearly a year ago, with Franklin County […]

To the Editor: I’m writing to let you know that many of my friends and relatives really miss seeing Claire’s California Kitchen” in the Livermore Falls Advertiser every week. We really looked forward to trying her recipes on a weekly basis and loved her knowledge and insights and origins of the food she prepared from […]

On Wed, Feb, 24, Lindsey Boylan, the former deputy secretary for economic development and special adviser to Gov. Cuomo published a column exposing a toxic work environment in which top female aides “normalized” their boss’ behavior. “I’m compelled to tell my story,” she wrote, “because no woman should feel forced to hide their experiences of […]

Statement released by President Biden’s office on Sunday, February 14: “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets. We owe it to […]

Maine has witnessed an increasingly energetic hunt for racism and racists over the last 10 years. Right now, the legislature seems poised to launch a hunt for racist traces in our laws, policies, and political customs. This hunt begins to remind me of the fox hunts I’ve seen in various BBC costume dramas, with mobs […]

To the Editor: What am I missing on the “new” fire truck Livermore Falls just bought? There must be something I’m just not seeing. Let me explain.  Our Chief has been pushing hard to replace our ladder truck because the existing unit has been out of service for repairs for months. We cannot do those […]

One part of my own future is unfolding very slowly. My promised vaccination date remains undisclosed despite repeated telephone calls. When we read that “Confusion and Frustration as Older Mainers Try to Navigate Vaccination Registration Maze,” we see that I’m not alone in the dark. Kevin Miller, writing in the Portland Press Herald explains that […]

Lewiston Maine’s preeminent educational institution tells the world that MLK Day at Bates is an intense, community-wide opportunity to discuss, teach, and reflect on Martin Luther King’s legacy. It is a time to examine contemporary human issues through the lens of King’s work and ideas, broadly defined. It is a day of thought, reflection, and […]

Let’s get back on the track unwinding before us in 2021 to 2024. The dominant Muddy Stream Media will continue to discredit itself by zealous partisanship on behalf of their brothers and sisters. It begins to look as if they have lost the ability to even make a pretense of objective non-partisan journalism. The Washington […]