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Bill Sawtell, the wilderness historian

By Dan Peters Maine has lost one of its most prolific writers of local history.

Genealogy packrats

By Nancy Battick “A place for everything and everything in its place” is an adage you may have heard.

Spring trolling in a tiny canoe on the Moose River

By Chris Sargent It seemed like a crazy idea at the time, even to me.

Judge should reject Eliot Cutler’s plea deal

By Matthew Gagnon Eliot Cutler was a mere 10,000 votes away from becoming the governor of Maine, and now he is likely going to jail.

Low lake level is a cause for concern

The case for ‘soft hiking’

By Aislinn Sarnacki “Soft hiking” has recently become all the rage on TikTok, and the funny thing is it’s nothing new.

There’s no one way to bring broadband to all of Maine

By Andrew Butcher, Maine Connectivity Authority president Our state has a historic opportunity to make a lasting difference for hundreds of thousands of Maine people and businesses by expanding access to reliable internet service.

Where have all the people gone?

By Matthew Gagnon In 1968, Dr.

The state needs to ban the taking of endangered redfin pickerel

By Bob Mallard Every once in a while, an article strikes a chord with readers that you did not anticipate.

Combating Alzheimer’s with continued investment and a dedicated action plan

Some lawmakers don’t understand coyotes

Conflicts happen

By Nancy Battick In my previous column I discussed the need to weigh information when there are conflicts in birthdates or places in commonly used genealogical records particularly death records.

A right to hunting is meant to be covered by Maine’s new ‘right to food’ amendment

By Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor Last year Virginia Parker and her husband sued the state of Maine, asserting that the ban on Sunday hunting is unconstitutional under Maine’s Right to Food Amendment, which I helped to pass.

Debt ceiling hasn’t slowed government spending

By Matthew Gagnon Another debt ceiling showdown is coming in Congress, and I don’t care.

Slender threads shape our lives

Newspapers must adapt or die

By Matthew Gagnon Two weeks ago Reade Brower, who owns virtually every newspaper in circulation in Maine, announced that he was considering selling his empire.

Finding peace, the Maine way

By Lee Umphrey Twenty-five years ago, I was in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the Good Friday Accords.

Are you prepared for spring hunting and fishing?

By Chris Sargent “Beeez-beeez-beeez.

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