4 years ago Break up the MRC By Jim Vallette It’s time to disband the Municipal Review Committee, which is responsible for managing the wastes for 115 Maine communities, including 11 communities in Piscataquis County: Abbot, Atkinson, Bowerbank, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, Milo, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville and Sebec.
4 years ago An overdue trip to the woods serves as a chance to celebrate new opportunities By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Staff When I told my best pals that I’d decided to pursue another professional opportunity, stepping away from regular employment at the Bangor Daily News and heading to graduate school, their response was predictable.
4 years ago Maine state parks are the perfect pandemic getaway, but they need more funding By Raymond and Danielle Ruby We are a full-time family with jobs and daycare during the week, so trips to Maine’s state parks are our course correction when life needs to slow down a bit.
4 years ago County Republican committee declares censure of Collins To the Editor; This resolution of the Piscataquis County Republican Committee declares Formal Censure of Senator Susan Collins.
4 years ago After 28 years of sharing stories with BDN readers, it’s time for a career change By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Over the past 28 years working here at the Bangor Daily News, I’ve had all kinds of adventures.
4 years ago Lifting COVID restrictions should be linked to vaccinations By Matthew Gagnon A couple months ago, I asked a pretty simple question that I have yet to receive a satisfactory answer to: When, exactly, is all this over? I asked the question then, and I’m asking it again now, because on the rare occasions that public health officials and political leaders are asked, the answers have been vague, unclear, and lacking in any kind of hard target — be they healthcare metrics or some other definable endpoint — that we can hold them accountable to.
4 years ago A bill that would put a smile on Mainers’ faces By David Farmer The way health care policy treats the human body doesn’t always make sense.
4 years ago Calendar confusion By Nancy Battick In my last column I wrote about some of the issues you may run into when it comes to dating.
4 years ago Maine rangers need clarity on law enforcement duties By Tim Caverly For years, Maine park rangers have proudly worn gray uniform shirts as a symbol of protecting our natural resources and the 3 million people who visit.
4 years ago Jury in George Floyd case reached right conclusion, for the wrong reasons By Matthew Gagnon I’m glad Derek Chauvin is going to jail.
4 years ago Our Maine way of life can’t afford to miss this chance: Please get vaccinated. By David McDermott, MD The warmer spring days are upon us.
4 years ago Pandemic has shown we don’t have to accept a broken health care system By David Farmer Coronavirus is showing us that we don’t have to accept a broken health care delivery system.
4 years ago River trips increased job knowledge and helped forge strong working relationships By Jim Fahey Aroostook County is canoe country.