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Elon Musk may be just what Twitter, and other social media, needs

By Matthew Gagnon “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.

Fiddleheads: timing is everything

The irony in the stars

By Piscataquis County Commissioner Andrew Torbett Here in Piscataquis County, there has been some controversy surrounding an internet availability study that was done by the Piscataquis County Economic Development Committee.

You can find these birds in your backyard if you look beyond your feeder

By Bob Duchesne I had the pleasure this week of presenting a program to the Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon in Ellsworth.

Maine legislative races may be more important than governor’s contest this year

By Matthew Gagnon In the past 47 years, the Maine House has been in Republican hands for only two of those years.

The Sierra Club is no friend to hunters

This game will test how well you really know Maine’s migrant birds

By Bob Duchesne May is the month when most migrants return to Maine.

History on the sea

By Nancy Battick It’s no fluke that Maine’s state flag depicts a sailor.

Sunday hunting law appears likely to pass

The Canada jay

By Matthew LaRoche One of the pleasures of working and playing in Maine’s Northwoods is having encounters with the Canada jay.

Dental care is an essential investment for Maine

By Sue Mackey Andrews Although Mainers take pride in the many ways in which we serve as a positive role model for the rest of the nation, oral health is one area where we have been failing our children.

When it comes to sexually exploiting children, no punishment is too harsh

By Matthew Gagnon Nine thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five.

Rabbit Key provides plenty of snapper fishing

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is qualified and compassionate. The Senate should confirm her.

By Maeghan Maloney and Marianne Lynch To sit on the U.

Wintering birds are biding their time in Maine as melting ice ushers in spring

By Bob Duchesne Water.

Supporting Maine agriculture

Freedom of speech is in peril in America

By Matthew Gagnon “If there be time to expose through discussion, the falsehoods and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.

New federal program can help more Mainers afford an internet connection

By Dana Connors The biggest obstacle to making sure that more people in Maine can benefit from high-speed internet isn’t a lack of wires or the ability to connect to a service provider.

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