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Redistricting should be done by a non-partisan commission

By Matthew Gagnon Maine’s Apportionment Commission has been on a deadline, and for a while things weren’t looking good.

We have failed as a community

To the Editor; It seems to me that instead of flattening the curve, we have simply flattened our concern over public health.

America is at its best when we build, and Maine has often set the pace.

Getting the moose out is hard work

Don’t step backward with voting rights

To the Editor; The new Texas voting law bans county officials from employing a number of previously used voting options.

Maine can expect “an excellent fall foliage season”

By BDN Editorial Board Just for the record, we’d like to point out that it is still technically summer.

Congress has the opportunity to address climate change

To the Editor; From wildfires and extreme heat waves to severe flooding and droughts — we are already witnessing the real-time cost of political and systematic inaction on climate change.

Community input vital for county ARP projects

To the Editor; In the interest of participatory democracy, the members of PROACT! are writing to urge the Piscataquis County Commissioners to convene public meetings or listening sessions to hear from local residents about their concerns and priorities for use of the anticipated $3.

Gen. Milley’s claims about Trump shouldn’t be celebrated

By Matthew Gagnon Well, he did it again.

SAD 4 board removed its masking challenge

To the Editor; Sometimes in life you need to choose what is hard, and not what is easy.

Avoid the rabbit holes

By Nancy Battick One of my college professors wrote ASSUME on the chalkboard and warned us to never assume because “When you assume you make an “ASS” out of “U” and “ME.

Hunting license revocations can be harsh

In Michigan last fall, a guided elk hunter holding a cow tag accidentally shot a bull elk.

Exercise gives our kids a fighting chance

By Jake Steinfeld In Maine, 13 percent of kids are considered obese.

Never forget

To the Editor; I write in support of the excellent letter written by Melinda Wentworth, vice president of Congregation Beth El.

Maine must do more to ensure the survival of rare Arctic charr

By Bob Mallard We aren’t doing everything we can to ensure the survival of Maine’s Arctic charr, the last fish species of its kind in the contiguous United States.

New Texas voting law shouldn’t be controversial

By Matthew Gagnon Texas has been in the news a lot in the past week, mostly for the law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and the U.

Geezers in the woods rely on gadgetry

Many moons ago, when I was a young, eager deer hunter, my woods gear consisted of a rifle, a compass, a knife and some waterproof matches.

Funding to help prevent falls

To the Editor; At Spectrum Generations, it is our mission to promote the well being and independence of older and disabled adults, with the support of their care partners, to live in their community of choice.

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