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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.

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

Getting the moose out is hard work

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.

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

By Matthew Gagnon Well, he did it again.

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.

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.

Research on the road

In my last column I urged readers to rejoin the genealogical world.

Recent COVID death stories have no news value

By Matthew Gagnon I’ve seen the headline a thousand times in the last few months.

North Maine Woods director retires

Old friends get together for another amazing day of moose scouting in the Maine woods

By John Holyoke If you’re lucky — like I certainly am — you’ve got a close group of hunting buddies that you can count on to drop all the important stuff at a moment’s notice, hop in a truck, and head out onto our state’s network of semi-marked dirt roads in search of adventure.

Comprehensive solutions are needed for overdue end to chronic overcrowding at Bangor jail

By Bangor Daily News Editorial Board Unfortunately, it was not a big surprise that state corrections officials cited overcrowding at the Penobscot County Jail in their threat to not renew the facility’s license earlier this month.

Joe Biden’s mishandling of Afghanistan has tanked his poll numbers. Is it permanent?

By Matthew Gagnon George W.

Smartphones won’t always save you in the wilderness

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