At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, former volunteers attending the celebration in Washington were invited to their home-state senator’s offices. We met with Sen. Susan Collins to discuss issues relevant to the Peace Corps. It was a fascinating meeting. Sen. Collins was keenly aware of all the issues we wished to […]
Earl Morse
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Norway community garden goes high-tech
Earl Morse, left, and George Gallant install an Arduino in the shed Tuesday afternoon at the Alan Day Community Garden in Norway. Morse said an Arduino is an open-source microprocessor, or minicomputer, that allows those working the garden to automate when plants are watered or when air is vented into the greenhouses. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Maintain the safety net
A number of years ago, I was diagnosed with multifocal motor neuropathy — a disorder that has slowly taken the use of my hands and arms. As my disability worsened, I decided that, at 65 years of age, retirement would be my best option. In doing calculations, my financial survival depended upon the continuation of […]
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Disavow the racism
Streaming across the border, the poor rabble looked for a better life, looked for jobs. We resented them, they couldn’t speak English, tended to live in enclaves of their own and didn’t go to our churches. We were worried that they would overrun our culture. They were just so different. So we organized to counter […]
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Video: ‘Honor Flight,’ a documentary tribute to veterans, to close out film festival
AUBURN — The Emerge Film Festival will salute veterans with a touching and uplifting documentary to close out the weekend. “Honor Flight” will be the final film shown at the second annual festival. The screening will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Veterans and active-duty servicemen will receive […]
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Honor Flight brings veterans to see their national memorials
Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]