10 months ago Grateful for trail champions in Congress To the Editor; The Maine Appalachian Trail Club is profoundly grateful to U.
10 months ago Why Janet Mills should veto the national popular vote By Matthew Gagnon Fireworks erupted Tuesday on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives, as the final push to pass a bill that would have Maine join the National Popular Vote Compact moved forward.
10 months ago Hope for sun, expect fun and plan for safety during eclipse By BDN Editorial Board You’ve probably already heard that, next Monday, something big will happen in Maine for the first time in more than 60 years.
10 months ago AI in genealogy By Nancy Battick Let’s continue talking about the uses of AI — artificial intelligence — in genealogy.
10 months ago The value of the river (as it is) to the town of Dover-Foxcroft To the Editor; It has been suggested that the Mayo Mill Dam “serves zero purpose for the community.
10 months ago Why the dam controversy? To the Editor; I don’t understand why the Mayo Mill Dam project in Dover-Foxcroft has become so controversial.
10 months ago More school districts should follow Bangor’s lead with pre-K To the Editor; I applaud Bangor public schools for implementing full-day prekindergarten.
10 months ago Too many Democrats have gone soft on crime By Matthew Gagnon Over the last several years, a very interesting phenomenon has developed within the Democratic Party.
10 months ago Stay on roads and trails for responsible solar eclipse viewing in the Katahdin region By Kevin Adam, Baxter State Park director On the afternoon of April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass through the Katahdin region of Maine.
10 months ago Reject flavored tobacco ban To the Editor; As a lifelong Maine resident it worries me to see that lawmakers are considering LD 1215, a policy that could hurt Maine retailers, taxpayers and the state economy by banning the sale of popular flavored tobacco and nicotine products.
10 months ago Keep Medicaid transportation services with Maine organizations To the Editor; Waldo Community Action Partners and Penquis Community Action Agency have been the standard bearer for many, many years, and there is no need to farm out their services to an out-of-state contractor, especially since it will remove millions of needed dollars from the Maine economy and into the hands of corporate entities that seemingly will be more concerned with their bottom dollar than the care of our elderly and disabled residents.
10 months ago Lewiston commission’s interim report was too important for a Friday afternoon By Matthew Gagnon In the world of politics and public policy, it is a longstanding understanding that Friday is the best day to dump information, news or revelations that you don’t really want to become big stories.
10 months ago Friends of Dover-Foxcroft To the Editor; Recently, I have come to the realization that any organized efforts to save the Mayo Mill Dam crafted from my Facebook created group are too little too late.
10 months ago Un-wilding the Allagash To the Editor; The meeting of the Allagash Advisory Council began for me in delight — I was reunited with a room full of wardens, fisheries biologists, recreation specialists, lodge owners, naturalists, guides, most of us sporting some grey in our hair.
10 months ago The power you have To the Editor; Since being elected county commissioner, I’ve lost track of the amount of times that I have been informed by our local non-profit leadership and media that I should “mind my business” when it comes to matters beyond the county government, such as state and federal issues.