By Dana Connors As I approach my retirement from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in the next few months, numerous priority areas for our state’s economic strength and success are on my mind.

By Matthew Gagnon Between 2011 and 2019, it was pretty good to be a Maine Republican.

By Chris Sargent Any hunter worth their salt has choked down a fair share of it.

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By Bob Duchesne Yes, it’s true.

By Matthew Gagnon On Tuesday, the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee announced that the state was expected to collect an additional $283 million in revenue in the current fiscal year which ends in June 2023, and $489 million in the following biennium.

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By Matthew Gagnon For conservatives in Maine this Thanksgiving, it can be fairly hard to see much to be thankful for given that November’s election saw a complete wipeout of Republican prospects statewide.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Pretty much every year, I reach this point — the one where deer hunting begins to take an emotional toll.

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By Andy Burt Water is sacred.

By Matthew Gagnon Tuesday evening, former president Donald Trump announced what we all knew he would announce, confirming that he would in fact be running for his old job again in 2024.

By Nancy Battick In my last column I discussed the differences between the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Pilgrims of Plymouth.

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By Chris Sargent It’s been a while since I’ve killed a doe.

By Matthew Gagnon After Janet Mills handily dispatched Shawn Moody in the 2018 gubernatorial contest, an explanation for her win became popular in Republican circles: liberal voters in southern Maine handed Mills the election.

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