To the Editor; For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November.

To the Editor; I hope readers of the BDN caught Christy Lockhart’s letter to the editor published Nov.

To the Editor;  As you are likely aware, COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in our state, adjacent counties and even right here in Piscataquis County.

By Matthew Gagnon Prior to Election Day 2016, predictions of an impending Hillary Clinton victory were nearly universal, and those predictions were built on the preponderance of publicly available polling.

To the Editor; The holiday season is upon us again, which means here in the Moosehead Region we do our best to spread holiday cheer all around! To do this, the Moosehead Lake Kiwanis Club will be placing wish trees out in our community very soon.

By Rand O’Leary and Lori Dwyer We need your help.

By David Farmer We can’t be trusted – not even when it comes to acting in our own self-interest and well-being.

To The Editor; I would like to thank every person in Maine Legislative House District #119 that exercised their right to vote in the recent election.

Maine Senate Republicans elected their caucus leaders for the 130th Maine Legislature that convenes for the first time on Dec.

By Nancy Battick In the first half of the 20th century most people graduated from eighth grade and went to work.

By Matthew Gagnon On Tuesday evening, Maine sent a powerful message to the nation: We cannot be bought.

By David Farmer Waking up on Election Day, like a lot of Democrats I allowed myself to entertain an easy election night.

By James Cote  As I sit in my home office this Election Day morning, drinking coffee and watching the snow fly outside my window, I realize the world is about to be consumed with even more “noise” than usual.

To the Editor; I  imagine many of you have some idea of the purpose of a lending closet.

By Joseph Hennessey Though I used the term frequently throughout my year of service and public platform as Maine’s 2019 teacher of the year, “essential public service” has taken on different meaning since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken root in the United States.

By Aaron M.

By Peter Vigue and Timothy Templet Doom and gloom.

By Matthew Gagnon “Susan Collins hasn’t changed, but sadly politics has.