By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Wow — summer raced by and gave us whiplash.

By Nicole Witherbee Someone recently asked me how I stay optimistic in these challenging times.

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By Kara Hay and Laura Sanborn Imagine scraping together your last paycheck to buy groceries, carefully planning every item so your family has enough to eat until next week.

By BDN Editorial Board Recent headlines in the Bangor Daily News have chronicled the growing difficulties in passing school budgets.

To the Editor; President Trump is four years late in sending the National Guard to Washington D.

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By Nancy Battick Small-town weekly newspapers are wonderful sources for genealogists.

By David Giles  “Society is indeed a contract … not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.

By Andrew Hudacs  Maine’s youth need more than a job; they need ways to earn money while building workplace skills that help them succeed in a variety of careers.

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By Bridget Quinn Social Security, the vital lifeline for tens of millions of Americans everywhere — including 369,221 in Maine — and used for housing, groceries, gas, and the other everyday necessities is about to mark its 90th birthday.

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By Jay Reynolds, MD As an Aroostook County native, I’ve spent my career serving the people of northern Maine, the last 30 plus years of which have been spent at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital.

To the Editor; In 2024 a campaign known as “Voter ID for ME” collected signatures for a referendum question to change Maine’s voting laws.

To the Editor; “Social Security’s Legacy and Its Future”, AARP’s recent article in the Bangor Daily News, highlights some of the key challenges that are being faced by Social Security.