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Product safety issue

To the Editor; My heart aches for all the victims and their families of the recent mass shootings involving assault rifles and high capacity magazines.

Look to history before we repeat it

To the Editor; “Two things only the people anxiously desire — bread and circuses.

Towns buying shuttered trash plant is a mistake

To the Editor; After reading the article in the Bangor Daily News on June 16 about Maine towns becoming the owners of the Hampden trash plant, I have one question: Why? As I recall, the trash plant used new technology intended to sort incoming trash into several categories to sell in the recycling market.

Hiring Dannel Malloy as the Maine university system’s chancellor was a big mistake

By Matthew Gagnon “Mistakes were made.

The hike of a lifetime

Help available through Project Rachel

To the Editor; Way too many women are talked into, or are forced into getting an abortion.

Use schools as evening warming shelters

To the Editor; The state governor and federal government should mandate public schools be open for public warming areas for evening and night time use.

Memories vary

Queen Elizabeth II recently said that “recollections may vary.

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.

Book by Maine undercover game warden is a must read

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New ATV fee is inexplicably high

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