September 8, 2010 RSS feed / Irregular Regulars

NORTH BY NORTHEAST

Religion and politics may not mix… However, religion and bad architecture have been mixed together all too often

I am neither a theologian nor an architect. Yet, those minor facts are not preventing me from weighing in on this important topic. More...

Recipes from the Ridge

Breakfast All Day

School is back in session and we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It can be served anytime, anywhere —even as a brunch. More...

FLY DOPE

There are some pretty excited ladies in Franklin County right now. Amber Mitchell Breguet, daughter of Tracy Gilmore-Haines and Phil Mitchell is expecting another baby in the spring. More...

REAR VI EW

“Human history,” states the quote atop Page one of the March 14, 1981 Sugarloaf more a race between education and catastrophe.” The HG Wells quote was in the Vol. 14, No. 6 issue. More...

Thought for the Week

Grandparents’ Day is Sunday More...

ANoTHER IRREGULAR READER IS BoRN!

Cole Nok Hem Born: August 16, 2010 Gender: Male Weight: 7 lbs. 14 oz. More...

A Reporter’s Notebook

You’ve come a long way Sugarloaf (And “Scoop” has been there for much of it)

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — It was possibly the biggest announcement ever to come out of Sugarloaf in 60 years when the president of Boyne East, operators of Sugarloaf, met with Sugarloaf officials, local businesspersons and members of the media to More...

Observations from the F.A.R.M. (Fresh Air & Room to Move)

Movin’ on up

I had a doctor’s appointment the other day. No big deal, right? Just one of those “maintenance” issues which needed to be addressed. Every once in awhile, the trim on my temple needs to be scraped and repainted, that’s all. More...

IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms

Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from

Sight for Sore Eyes A most welcome, unexpected sight; a pleasant surprise. In the 1700s an imaginative writer wrote that a welcome sight could figuratively cure sore eyes. What made the eyes “sore”? More...