John Ford was an exceptional game warden. He became an author writing several great books full of amazing and entertaining warden stories. I think even John was surprised that he became a very popular public speaker, giving book talks all over the state, some of which drew hundreds of people. Sadly, John passed away about […]
Deborah Gould has written two books that help us experience life in rural Maine from 1820 to 1920. Published by Maine Authors Publishing, The Eastern, Books One and Two, focus on rural Pittston, Maine and surrounding towns, where farms were plentiful until the 1900s when kids started moving away for better jobs. Throughout these great […]
Judy Camuso’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for 9 AM on January 30 by the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee at the legislature. Following Judy’s hearing the committee will hear testimony on four legislative bills. I expect Judy’s hearing may go on for a while because there are a lot of people very enthusiastic […]
Many legislative proposals are not new. This session, legislators will again debate Sunday hunting and a spring bear hunt, both of which are guaranteed to lose. Here are more legislative titles and sponsors of hunting bills. Title: An Act To Start a Spring Bear Hunting Season – Rep. Peter Lyford of Eddington Title: An Act […]
Deer, bear, and moose will all be debated at the legislature this session. Everything from deer baiting to the use of crossbows will be discussed. Here are some of the bill titles and sponsors. Title: An Act To Give the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife the Authority To Adjust the Black Bear Hunting Season […]
I expected wonderful, funny, inspiring stories about mothers in Compassionate Journey, subtitled Honoring Our Mothers’ Stories. But these stories are about very difficult and often troubling relationships with mothers, some of whom were mentally ill and very nasty. I came away more thankful than ever for my Mom, who was a real gem, and with […]
Captivated by the beautiful illustration of a bird on the cover of From Nana’s Window, a quick glance at the author’s name told me it is Margaret Grouse. Very appropriate for a book about birds! But I got that wrong. Her name is Margaret Gouse and she’s a recent college and law school graduate who […]
The legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee will be busy this session. I’m writing a series of columns about all the bills of interest to sportsmen and women. While we await details of these bills, we can guess from the titles what is being proposed. Here are some more titles and sponsors. Many of these […]
I hope every Maine child gets to read some of Francine McEwen’s awesome books, focused on promoting kindness and acceptance in children. Francine lives in Manchester, Maine, and is part of the “Read Across America” program. She enjoys reading to middle school children at her local grange and conducts anti-bullying workshops for kids. One of […]
The Maine legislature will debate lots of gun bills this session. So far, all we have are titles and sponsors, and I will share those with you today. As the details of each bill emerge, I will write about them. Here is the list of titles and sponsors. Title: An Act To Prohibit Large-capacity Magazines […]
