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We need thoughtful debate about what’s appropriate school material

By Matthew Gagnon As a general rule, I love banned books.

Supreme Court ruling has implications for gun owners

Has modern technology made hunting too easy?

By Chris Sargent I can still vividly recall my first deer hunt.

10 surprising facts about Katahdin

By Aislinn Sarnacki Katahdin, Maine’s tallest peak, has long been a source of awe and adoration.

There’s a reason we elect people to make complex decisions

By Matthew Gagnon One of the beautiful things about getting older, for me, has also been something rather humbling: the realization that I don’t really know all that much.

Baxter State Park needs a leader

Your Welsh ancestors

By Nancy Battick Do you have Welsh ancestry? Many who do haven’t tried to do much research in Welsh records.

Partisan bickering over ranked-choice voting hides its many flaws

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, former governor of Alaska and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin lost her bid to return to prominence after seeking Alaska’s sole congressional seat.

Grouse forecast is average this season

What I learned on Sugar Island time

By Joseph Hennessey A common fallacy that the general public holds is that teachers and other public servants in education only work nine or 10 months out of the year.

The impact of medical bills in Piscataquis County

Gov. Mills’ pursuit of California-style electric vehicle mandates will hurt Mainers, do little to address climate change

I sacrificed to pay off my student loans. That now looks like a foolish plan.

By Matthew Gagnon Let’s start with the obvious: absolutely no one is happy about the current state of college affordability, and no one is happy with America’s student loan racket.

Deer yard protection: SAM leads the charge

People who oppose bear baiting have no idea what they’re talking about

By Chris Sargent When it comes to hunting in Maine, no topic breeds more division between not only hunters and non-hunters but also within the hunting community itself than whether we should be able to hunt bears over bait.

Maine’s low unemployment rate may not be good news

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, the Maine Department of Labor announced that the state’s unemployment rate in January had declined to 2.

Honoring Ranger Heath’s memory

Deering Oaks column leaves out solutions to mental health and homelessness

By Dennis Marble Matt Gagnon recently published in this newspaper an opinion column based on experiences he and his family had in Deering Oaks Park in Portland.

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