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At a time of low expectations, look to the people who keep exceeding them

By BDN Editorial Board Perhaps it’s just the loss of an hour of daylight at the end of the day, but things feel a bit Dickensian at the moment.

Group canoe trip on the Allagash River renews Maine writer’s faith in humanity

By RJ Heller We have been through a lot these past couple of years.

Mainers are struggling to afford food, heat and gas. More government is not the answer.

By Matthew Gagnon “How am I going to afford my life?” If I was going to try to find one statement that encapsulates the general sense of unease that is permeating our lives right now, and as such is likely to be the primary motivating factor in voting behavior in next year’s midterm elections, that would be the statement.

‘This is everything.’ Cheering for UMaine field hockey in their first national championship tournament appearance

By BDN Editorial Board The University of Maine field hockey team hosted an America East conference championship in Orono for the first time this past weekend.

Back road vehicles have their place

Veterans Day

By Nancy Battick Nov.

In honor of bridges

Virginia governor’s race offers lessons for Republicans in Maine

By Matthew Gagnon In November of 1952, the state of Virginia did something that it had only done once in the prior eight decades: it voted for a Republican for president.

Grizzly bears still an issue in Colorado

Writing this column has turned me into a better birder

By Bob Duchesne Time flies.

Referendums, like Question 1, are the wrong way to make law

By Matthew Gagnon Political junkies — like me — tend to think everyone follows the daily political scrum the same way that we do.

Grace in the deer woods is what defines a sportsman

Maine State Archives

By Nancy Battick I recently attended a webinar given by the new Maine State Archivist Katherine McBrien.

Avoiding ticks and setting up blinds signals the impending arrival of deer season

By John Holyoke On Sunday — admittedly a few weeks behind our usual schedule — a hunting buddy and I headed to the woods to begin preparations in earnest for the upcoming deer season.

Energy facts

The Dave Chappelle controversy may sanitize comedy and we’ll all lose

By Matthew Gagnon I love standup comedy.

Mainers are spending too much for their medications

Our youth can heal and thrive, outdoors

By Alicia Heyburn Youth need time outdoors to be happy, healthy, connected and curious.

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