Bringing up the issue of age is a fairly dangerous game, particularly for people that are running against older candidates. Read More
If you feel a lump in the palm of your hand, it may be a sign that you have Dupuytren's contracture. As the disease progresses, one or more fingers begin to curl over. Learn more about risk factors and treatment. Read More
In late April 1863, four Union gunboats (center) attack a Confederate fort (left) and gunboat (upper right) at Butte a la Rose on the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana. Not far away was a young Orono officer who would die of disease on May 17. (Harper’s… Read More
"Cheers" is one of the best shows of all time but it is made more special to folks around here because it’s set in Boston and Ted Danson’s character is a former Red Sox pitcher. Read More
The two most important things we can do to improve our economy are to bring more people to the state and invest in our cities and largest towns. Read More
The introduction of lake trout in Yellowstone National Park devastated their native fishery as well as lots of birds and wildlife. The park is now spending $2 million a year in an effort to rid Yellowstone Lake of lake trout. Read More
This article, by Jordan LaBouff of the University of Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on May 21, 2019. Students Sindy Godoy Escobar (left) and Stephan Tchoupou work with instructor Paul Froman at a Southern Maine Community College EMT… Read More
Trump’s Twitter war and Bolton’s State Department feud. Read More
One of our clients recently was faced with a life-threatening situation over 6,000 miles away from home. Read on to learn more about her ordeal and how she believes that her prior training at WILCOX helped save her life. Read More
As tick season gets into full swing here in Maine, I thought it would be helpful for me to share what I’ve learned in recent years about tick defense. Read More
By Mark Paulette, The conclusion of TV’s biggest show of the last decade coincides with the NFL’s defending champs, and most dominating team of the last two decades, laying the groundwork for the 2019 season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
I continued exploring recent releases from Local Natives, Billie Eilish and Jenny Lewis on the show this week, while the retro alternative set ventured back to 1991 for a block of tunes that all appeared on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart that year. Read More
Maine’s unofficial bicentennial flag suggestion. Read More
Online customer reviews are extremely important to your business. Although it’s definitely not pleasant to see people talking negatively about your brand, bad reviews won’t ruin your career – especially if you know how to deal with them. Don’t Ignore Them googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
I have been writing and posting on MBR (Maine Basketball Report) and here in my “Off the Rim” column all year about how most basketball players at any level be it middle school, high school, AAU, college or even the NBA do not use the correct hand up… Read More
For the 18th time since February of 2002, a professional sports team, based in New England, is competing for a championship. So far they have been successful 12 times. Go ahead and read that again if you want. Let it sink in. It doesn’t seem… Read More
Sue Hoyt has spent her entire life helping people. She's retired now but continues working as a volunteer. Listen to our conversation and hear her stories about living in the Maine woods, going back to college, and being a volunteer. Read More
Concerned about Maine’s high population of bears, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is considering a variety of ways to reduce the population. Most likely will be allowing hunters to kill two bears, a one-week extension of the bear… Read More
Young racer honored at Red Cross Heroes breakfast and Van Buren native helps at international competition. Looking forward to this week of racing. Read More
The Bangor Public Library will host a book signing for Maine at War Volume 1: Bladensburg to Sharpsburg in the Minsky Lecture Hall from 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28. Author Brian F. Swartz will speak about Maine at War Volume 1 and the important role… Read More
