By Michael Kaufman
Orange County will soon have its own affiliate of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Organizers hope for big turnout at the inaugural meeting Feb. 2 in Middletown.

Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, at 1,530 feet, is the tallest mountain on Mount Desert Island and the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard to see the sunrise.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Road salt seeping into drinking water changes its flavor, and supplies the excess dietary sodium associated with hypertension.

By Jeffrey Page
This encounter left me wondering: Do I turn down the $5 in the name of volunteerism? Or do I accept it in the name of helping someone maintain her dignity and self-respect?

By Carrie Jacobson
The bluebirds have showed up!

By Jason Poggioli

To be clear, the bills are coming from good intentions. It’s understandable that creators of content, whether it be books, movies, music, or anything else, should want to make sure their product isn’t getting passed around for free. However, the way these bills are going about it is not only wrong but have been drafted inside staggering clouds of ignorance regarding how the Internet works.

By Jeffrey Page
Mitt went on to say that in 2011 he received nearly $375,000 in speaking fees. This he described as “not very much.”

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Picture this, your child graduates from high school and has the option of going away to college, or enrolling in a local trade school, which now includes green alternatives.

By Michael Kaufman
The other night I dreamed I tapped the touch screen on our new gas range and heard a voice say, “Make a right turn at the next corner.”

Lobster traps stacked on a wharf at Prince Edward Island, Canada.