“Letter From …” is from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far away from home. The following piece is by Bangor Daily News copy editor Tracy Collins who recently spent six weeks mentoring more than a dozen teenage girls as… Read More
“Letter From …” is a column featuring a letter from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far away from home. Abigail Curtis of Orono, a BDN news intern, ventured to the West African nation of Gambia in February. Curtis was… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From…” is a column featuring a letter from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far from home. The following is from Mount Desert resident Carl Little, who vacationed this winter on Water Island in the Virgin Islands. Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From…” is a column featuring a letter from a Maine, or person with ties to this state who is living or traveling far from home. The following is from Claire Dibble of Brooklin. The George Stevens Academy graduate has been living in New Zealand. Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From…” is a column featuring a letter from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far from home. The following is from Krishna Akilesh of Bangor. The 22-year-old student is the son of Drs. Kumar and Usha Akilesh. Read More
It was my good fortune to live and study at Oxford University on a one-year study abroad program with Gordon College. Oxford University, established in the 11th century is a massive institution made up of nearly 40 independent colleges that holds a strong grip on the operations of… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From …” is a monthly column written by a Mainer, or person with ties to the state. Robin Griffiths and her family lived in North Sullivan and East Franklin from 1974 to 1983. The Griffiths since have made their home on the far-flung island of… Read More
Months into my yearlong stay in China, I still cannot understand what is happening in the grocery checkout line. Two more women have joined an energy-charged discussion at the cash register. The short woman waiting to pay for her groceries keeps waving a fistful of paper money at… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From…” is a monthly travel column written by a Mainer or person with ties to the state. Dr. Bernie Dahl of Winterport wrote this month’s column. A retired pathologist and mountain climber, who survived a near-death experience on Mount Washington in 1999, Dahl ventured earlier… Read More
“Letter From …” is a monthly column featuring a piece from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far from home. University of Maine lecturer Kay Retzlaff’s “Introduction to Irish Culture” class traveled early this past spring to Galway, Ireland, where… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From …” is a monthly column by a Mainer, or person with ties to the state, who is living or traveling far away from home. Aran Shetterly, who grew up in Gouldsboro and Surry, traveled to Cuba in January with a delegation sponsored by Pastors… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter From …” is a monthly column featuring a letter from a Mainer, or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far from home. Dr. Michael Talbert of Hampden traveled to the African nation of Madagascar earlier this year to teach pathology… Read More
Editor’s Note: “Letter from” is a monthly column written by a Mainer or person with ties to this state, who is living or traveling far from home. Thomas Kittredge was born in Bangor and raised in Brewer, and was a 1994 graduate of Brewer High School. He received… Read More