By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff When people talk about the upcoming statewide vote about whether or not to adopt the 1901 “lone pine” design for Maine’s state flag, the major argument in favor of the change is that our current flag — the Maine state seal on a blue background — is boring.

By Matthew Gagnon We’ve been here before.

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By David Costello My first taste of politics was on picket lines as a boy as my father, an Army veteran, and grandparents struck for better wages and benefits at a grocery store in Bangor and a shoe mill in Old Town.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Alone in the southwest corner of Baxter State Park, Sentinel Mountain has a fitting name.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Democrats have opened a new office location for the 2024 campaign season at 839 West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

By Matthew Gagnon Twenty-three years ago, I woke up early.

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By Nancy Battick The New England Historic Genealogical Society recently announced a new database available to their subscribers, Offshore Whaling Crew Lists, 1799-1927.

LEWISTON — Momentum to return Jared Golden to Congress continues to grow, with the campaign launching re-election committees in each of the 11 counties in the Second Congressional District.

By Virginia Templet  Flu season is here — not this winter, now.

By Matthew Gagnon Next week, America will be forced to endure its second “first debate” of the campaign season, and once again, it might actually matter.

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By Rudy Davis, Sebec Lake Association president We need to bring to your attention a topic that has received a significant amount of press lately — that being “Floating Camps”.

By Aislinn Sarnacki The jagged backbone of a stone giant, Knife Edge stretched before us.

By Chris Sargent I left behind many cherished childhood possessions to collect dust in my old bedroom when I moved out — their importance and value obscured by the excitement of a budding adulthood.

By Matthew Gagnon As we approach the 2024 presidential election, it’s becoming painfully clear that neither major party has any interest in living in a world of economic reality, choosing instead to advocate for populist garbage masquerading as serious policy proposals.