3 years ago The emerging consensus: Take the masks off our kid By Matthew Gagnon “We need to start talking about off-ramps for disease mitigation strategies in school environments, especially masking.
3 years ago ‘The way life should be’ shouldn’t include a constant fear of change By BDN Editorial Board t feels like we’ve seen this dance many times before.
3 years ago A cold winter hike with a dear friend reinforces the need to resist life’s pressures By Sarah Sindo People older than me always said that with each passing birthday, time and years seemed to speed up.
3 years ago There’s a finch explosion in Aroostook County this winter By Bob Duchesne My wife, Sandi, and I had hoped to be in Florida with friends this week.
3 years ago Why America has fallen out of love with the Olympics By Matthew Gagnon The opening of the Winter Olympics took place in Beijing Friday, to the collective yawn of most of America.
3 years ago New England treasures By Nancy Battick Many genealogists like to accumulate a reference library for easy access to records.
3 years ago How not to select a Supreme Court justice By Matthew Gagnon Roughly two years ago, former Vice President Joe Biden was in trouble.
3 years ago The Atlantic salmon should be named our national fish By Bob Mallard The United States has numerous official symbols.
3 years ago Revitalized land protection program good for Maine By BDN Editorial Board Over the last two years, the COVID pandemic prompted many people to change their vacation plans, sometimes delaying travel to distant locales.
3 years ago I mispronounced my name for 3 decades. Not anymore. By Matthew Gagnon A couple of years ago, people started noticing something different about me.
3 years ago Even with federal funding, broadband expansion requires local organizing By Andrew Butcher Earlier this month, I was honored and humbled to be unanimously confirmed and sworn in as president of the newly created Maine Connectivity Authority.
3 years ago Maine has 2 kinds of eagles and several other pairs of bird species By Bob Duchesne We interrupt this column for a special bulletin.
3 years ago Good riddance to presidential debates By Matthew Gagnon, Bangor Daily News Staff Let me ask you a serious question: Have you ever made a decision about who to vote for based on a debate? Search your mind, and see if you can come up with a single time it has happened.