3 years ago District attorney elections shouldn’t be partisan By Matthew Gagnon Here’s a fun question to consider: Why, exactly, should anyone care about the political party of a prosecutor? The job of a district attorney in Maine is that of a chief prosecutor, responsible for representing the state of Maine in criminal proceedings.
3 years ago Hiking the Upper Gorge Trail at Ripogenus Dam forced me to slow down and enjoy the views By Sarah Sindo Working at a campground, I often get asked, “Where can we hike around here?” Baxter State Park may be the obvious answer as it’s only about a 35-minute drive to the gatehouse from Big Eddy, but there are other closer gems that I’m happy to offer up as suggestions.
3 years ago Ethics in the outdoors means doing the right thing when nobody’s looking By Chris Sargent Ethics is an ambiguous concept limited to one’s own parameters and subjectivity.
3 years ago No place for AR-15 in our society To the Editor; What is more dangerous, a man with a gun or a man without a gun? Disarming a man that is acting dangerously always comes first.
3 years ago Blame the person, not inanimate objects To the Editor; What is to be done when students in a public school perpetrate sexual violence on a peer? It’s complex in order to protect the alleged victim at the same time authorities must protect the rights of the accused.
3 years ago Joe Biden isn’t happy By Matthew Gagnon According to reports in multiple media outlets, President Joe Biden is privately seething that his administration is stuck in the mud, unable to gain any traction, and with approval ratings that show him to be historically unpopular.
3 years ago Broadband partnerships To the Editor; In contrast to the claims of certain Maine providers, internet service in Penobscot County is not universally available, is not always affordable, and, too often, is not sufficient for the needs of today.
3 years ago Poland a great choice for RSU 68’s school board To the Editor; In this current political climate, between people wanting to erase words from our population in school, and special interests deciding what books and what curriculum to ban, it seems one very important group is having its needs and well-being completely ignored: the children themselves.
3 years ago Return to civility To the Editor; As a member of Piscataquis County Democrats, I am deeply saddened by the anonymous hate mail we’ve received periodically.
3 years ago Participate in candidates’ forum on Saturday To the Editor; At the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 11, there will be a candidates’ forum from 9 a.
3 years ago American voters, not foreign interests, should decide American elections By Jared Golden and Rick Bennett American voters should decide American elections.
3 years ago Foiled again By Nancy Battick Do you sometimes feel like a knight on a hopeless quest in search of ancestors? I always try to be optimistic but there can be barriers almost impossible to scale.
3 years ago Democrats not responsible for all current problems To the Editor; A Sebec resident wrote a letter asserting Democrats’ responsibility for all our current economic and social problems.
3 years ago Biden has no real answers to fighting inflation By Matthew Gagnon On Monday, President Joe Biden took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to boldly declare that he recognized the impact that inflation was having on the average American — he knows what we’re living with because he “grew up in a family where it mattered when the price of gas or groceries rose,” after all — and that he had a plan to fight it.