The decline of veterans organizations is not exclusive to Aroostook. Nationally, the VFW went from a record 1.2 million members in 1992 to just over 1 million last year.
The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission is tackling what has been mostly ignored for two decades, despite hundreds of guardsmen and women claiming devastating illness from exposure to chemicals at the base.
Huge gem-show tent frames litter the entry to Tucson along I-10 at a time when many gem and mineral businesses are moving to permanent structures. The tents should come down.