During a Union cavalry raid conducted in Virginia in late winter 1864, a mounted Union officer captures a Confederate soldier home on furlough. The soldier’s family, including the little girl clutching his leg, beg the Yankee not to take away their man. A year earlier,… Read More
National debt. Read More
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife doesn’t know how many wild turkeys we have, but they are pretty sure we need more turkeys in some parts of the state. I know a lot of people who think we have far too many turkeys, and the legislature this… Read More
Difficulty: Moderate. The 1-mile North Ridge Trail on Champlain Mountain is fairly gradual climb with just a few steep sections and staircases. The trail does not feature ladders and requires no hand-over-foot climbing. If you park at the parking area near the trailhead, the out and back hike… Read More
Difficulty: Moderate. The 1-mile North Ridge Trail on Champlain Mountain is fairly gradual climb with just a few steep sections and staircases. The trail does not feature ladders and requires no hand-over-foot climbing. If you park at the parking area near the trailhead, the out and back hike… Read More
Two of my biggest local heroes are Shelly & Dave Yankowsky. You’ve likely seen them in the news at some point. They’ve become two of the very best addiction recovery allies in Maine. I hope that’s how you’ll come to think of them. I know to… Read More
Maine has an opportunity to improve its voting laws, making this fundamental part of representative government even better. Read More
The LePage waste of state money. Read More
Senator Paul Davis has sponsored legislation to require biodegradable rubber fishing lures for freshwater fishing. His bill will also ban stainless steel hooks. The bill would allow 5 years to achieve his goal. The legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee… Read More
“I love listening to baseball on the radio!” Is this something you say on occasion? If so, I bet if I press, you’d have to admit if your next birthday cake is lit properly it will produce enough smoke to set off the sprinkler system at work. Read More
I continued to explore new releases from James Blake, Better Oblivion Community Center and Ladytron on the show this week, while the retro alternative set looked back at album closers from classic '90s releases, inspired by the odd story of how a 25-year-old Dinosaur Jr. album track suddenly became a top 20 hit in Japan in recent weeks. Read More
The parking area was plowed when I arrived at the trailhead for Old Speck Mountain in Grafton Notch State Park. Located in a remote alpine region about a dozen miles north of Newry, the cleared lot was much appreciated as shoveling out car space beside the road is… Read More
Forgiveness doesn't mean excusing bad behavior. It means doing something for yourself by giving yourself the gift of moving on. Read More
It was a coach’s dream to be a part of coaching players on a freshman team and watching them grow into a state-championship club. Read More
I don’t understand why our effort to keep the population of coyotes in check is so controversial. We all know that coyotes are killers. Here is a story about coyotes from my book, A Lifetime of Hunting and Fishing, published… Read More
The formula in the NBA is set. To be elite, you need at least one elite-level talent in your squad. But what if the star's position is wrong in the Celtic's winning formula? Read More
Daytona Speedweeks was a mixed bag of racing and wrecks. Former resident of Maine artist was there displaying his talent and skills with a welder. Read More
The next national emergency?… Read More
Public education is in the news again. I teach in a public school. It has not been an easy run, but it is always an adventure. Teaching is complex, challenging, at times frustrating, at times tragic. There are great triumphs and there are dizzying setbacks. Read More
a potpourri of stuff - Maine greetings, guitar dreams, Batzina butternut pie... read on. Read More
