I was reading the Oxford Hills edition of the Sun Journal (June 20) and saw the picture of Doris Winslow holding a block of homemade butter for sale at the Norway Farmers’ Market. I haven’t had any homemade butter like that since Mr. and Mrs. Littlehale made it on their farm in North Paris and […]
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V. Bacon: Hydrants must be maintained
While reading the Sun Journal of April 1, I came across the article about West Paris Fire Chief Norm St. Pierre’s concerns about safety issues and about the fire hydrants in town and their lack of maintenance. Hydrants are essential in the town and could mean the difference between saving or losing a home or […]
V. Bacon: Cover up to stay warm
I don’t get outside much so I watch a lot of television, quite often of outside sports — such as skiing and skating — when it is usually cold. I have seen some of the officials and reporters, out in the cold, wearing warm winter jackets, but some are bare-headed. I have been told by […]
V. Bacon: EBT card story interesting
The Sun Journal article (Jan. 19) about some Mainers using some of their EBT card cash for some interesting things got my attention. I delivered oil for about 30 years in 20 different towns. A lot of my customers who received help deserved it. They had worked hard all their lives and it was the […]
V. Bacon: Truckers deserve respect
This is in response to the story in the Sun Journal (Dec. 12) about what state Rep. Brian Bolduc wrote in an email concerning truckers. I am a retired truck driver. I delivered heating oil and bottled gas for about 30 years. If I told Bolduc face to face what I thought about what he […]