The solstice is behind us and it is summer. Here in Rockland, Maine, at 44 degrees north latitude, the days are long. From sunrise to sunset is over 15 hours,… [Continue Reading]
Issue 14: Summertime
Month: June 2017
Issue 13: A Community Park
On February 26, 1931, America was deep in depression. What was life like in Rockland then? We have one piece of evidence that our community spirit remained strong. On that… [Continue Reading]
Issue 12: Out with the Old
This Tuesday Rockland voters, or more strictly speaking 694 of Rockland’s 5,138 registered voters, went to the polls and, by a two to one margin, elected Amelia Magjic to the… [Continue Reading]
Issue 11: The People Search for a Manager
Rockland’s elected City Council governs via a hired City Manager whose job is to implement the council’s policies and oversee the city administration. There are other forms of municipal government… [Continue Reading]
Issue 10: War
History is not just in books, it is in memories, and passed on in conversations. When we fail to have those conversations, we risk being forced to learn a harder… [Continue Reading]