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An LMF bond will support jobs, wildlife and public access to Maine land

I’m a conservative. Here’s why I got the COVID vaccine.

By Matthew Gagnon On Monday, I drove to the Walmart in Skowhegan to receive my second shot of the Moderna vaccine, making me — in two weeks, at least — fully vaccinated.

The truth will set you free… from Republican leadership

By BDN Editorial Board Rep.

Supporting Land for Maine’s Future is one of the best things we can do

By David Farmer Supporting the Land for Maine’s Future program is one of the best things that we can do for our environment, for our economy and for people.

June is the cruelest month in Maine

Law enforcement deserves our support

Letting go

By Nancy Battick My husband and I are in the process of renovating parts of our 196-year-old farmhouse.

Vaccination refusal is selfish individualism

By Bill Farthing In the April 29 BDN, columnist Matt Gagnon asks, in regard to the COVID pandemic and government-imposed restrictions: When will all this be over? When can we return to normal? He dismisses various criteria that have been suggested, such as reducing deaths to a low point, because the government has not specified a precise goal.

Encouraging harvest as a fisheries management tool is bad science

By Bob Mallard I was disappointed, but unfortunately not surprised, to find a newsletter from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in my inbox recently titled: “Consider harvesting your catch.

The economy is recovering, without jobs and recovery plans

By Matthew Gagnon This week, Gov.

Helping people at the core of governor’s recovery plan

By David Farmer Gov.

Break up the MRC

By Jim Vallette It’s time to disband the Municipal Review Committee, which is responsible for managing the wastes for 115 Maine communities, including 11 communities in Piscataquis County: Abbot, Atkinson, Bowerbank, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, Milo, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville and Sebec.

Hands-on training vital for hunter safety

An overdue trip to the woods serves as a chance to celebrate new opportunities

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Staff When I told my best pals that I’d decided to pursue another professional opportunity, stepping away from regular employment at the Bangor Daily News and heading to graduate school, their response was predictable.

Restoration of the Big Moose Resort is great news

Maine state parks are the perfect pandemic getaway, but they need more funding

By Raymond and Danielle Ruby We are a full-time family with jobs and daycare during the week, so trips to Maine’s state parks are our course correction when life needs to slow down a bit.

After 28 years of sharing stories with BDN readers, it’s time for a career change

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Over the past 28 years working here at the Bangor Daily News, I’ve had all kinds of adventures.

Lifting COVID restrictions should be linked to vaccinations

By Matthew Gagnon A couple months ago, I asked a pretty simple question that I have yet to receive a satisfactory answer to: When, exactly, is all this over? I asked the question then, and I’m asking it again now, because on the rare occasions that public health officials and political leaders are asked, the answers have been vague, unclear, and lacking in any kind of hard target — be they healthcare metrics or some other definable endpoint — that we can hold them accountable to.

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