2 days ago The uncomfortable realities of free speech By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this month, biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum, this year’s class valedictorian at the University of Southern California, was informed that she would not be allowed to make the traditional address to her graduating class.
5 days ago Moved by the sun and moon By Irv Williams Maine was in the national spotlight on April 8 when the total eclipse of the sun occurred in a swath measuring 115 miles wide swept through the state from border to border.
1 week ago The state’s insatiable hunger to spend your money has no end By Matthew Gagnon For the last five years, the Maine state government has seemingly been on a mission to spend as much money as humanly possible.
2 weeks ago RootsTech a good resource Each year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City hosts the RootsTech genealogical conference.
2 weeks ago I hear echoes of failed Thissell Pond project in state’s plan to save whitefish in Haymock By Bob Mallard The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recently proposed stocking lake trout in Haymock Lake in the Allagash Region.
2 weeks ago A Monday in Maine that eclipsed expectations By BDN Editorial Board Anticipation was already sky-high across a large swath of Maine ahead of Monday, April 8’s total solar eclipse.
2 weeks ago Defending civil liberties for Nazis doesn’t mean you like them By Matthew Gagnon Last summer, Maine was abuzz with talk of a neo-Nazi training ground being formed by white supremacist Christopher Pohlhaus in Springfield.
3 weeks ago This spring adventure wasn’t worth what I paid for the coffee By Bill Green One of my rules as a journalist was to report ahead of the season.
3 weeks ago Why Janet Mills should veto the national popular vote By Matthew Gagnon Fireworks erupted Tuesday on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives, as the final push to pass a bill that would have Maine join the National Popular Vote Compact moved forward.
4 weeks ago Hope for sun, expect fun and plan for safety during eclipse By BDN Editorial Board You’ve probably already heard that, next Monday, something big will happen in Maine for the first time in more than 60 years.
4 weeks ago AI in genealogy By Nancy Battick Let’s continue talking about the uses of AI — artificial intelligence — in genealogy.
4 weeks ago Too many Democrats have gone soft on crime By Matthew Gagnon Over the last several years, a very interesting phenomenon has developed within the Democratic Party.