An editorial dilemma
In previous columns, during other elections, I’ve expressed my dislike of the mail-in ballot system. Like many other county residents, I miss going to my polling place to enter the booth with musty-smelling curtains to cast my vote. I miss seeing the political process in action. Filling out an envelope at home and dropping it in the mail just isn’t the same. Full Story
The Journeys of our lives - Boboes and the Way Back
The Boboes continued wandering among the broadening and ever circling maze. For decades and even centuries, the generations of pilgrims trudged ever onward. Full Story
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago
ยท Oc t. 25, 1999 • Less than two weeks after being assured that people who paid to have downed wood from the July 4 storm cleared within a 150-foot perimeter of their home or cabin could be reimbursed by the federal government, a federal agency has said it won’t happen. Full Story
I Am Soup
As I celebrated my birthday last week, I started to feel a little old. Not just older but old. Because, unless I plan to live beyond the age of 92, I am now on the “downhill slide.” My friends, I have now lived at least 50% of my life. Thisis a concept I find hard to get my head around. Full Story
Historical Reflections
Unique neighbors
Fourteen miles up the Caribou Trail is Tait Lake. The roads around the lake, Cap’s Trail and Billie’s Trail, were named for my aunt and uncle Mathilde “Billie” Petersen and Martin “Cap” Petersen. They once owned the land upon which today’s Tait Lake residents have built their homes. Full Story
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