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

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

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

To the Editor; No matter how large the bear, or who pulls the trigger, killing a bear that has been conditioned to come to a barrel of rotted food from a nearby blind is not in any way laudable, sporting, ethical or even deserving of the name hunting.

To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon, in his Aug.

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.

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

To the Editor; It’s exciting to read that so many Maine high school graduates are taking the opportunity to attend community college for free this fall thanks to a new program approved by the state earlier this year.

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.

To the Editor; Beyond Matthew Gagnon’s mean spirited response to the loan forgiveness program (http://observer-me.

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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.

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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.