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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.

Drones don’t belong in the woods

New challenges stymie hunting group searching for moose on annual hunt

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It is always invigorating to pack up the Subaru and head north in October.

We knew vaccine mandates could compound healthcare workforce shortages

By Matthew Gagnon If you were experiencing a medical emergency, would you prefer to be treated by an unvaccinated healthcare worker, or nobody at all? For weeks, I’ve been warning against the impending consequences of Gov.

Any-deer lottery needs an overhaul

Hunters who don’t use their any-deer permits aren’t bad people

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff I’m one of those deer hunters, one who applies for an any-deer permit every year but hopes he doesn’t have to use it.

What it’s like to take the test to become a Registered Maine Guide

By Aislinn Sarnacki I arrived early to my scheduled Maine Guide exam, then sat in the parking lot, attempting to put on a brave face.

County societies

By Nancy Battick In Maine when we think of researching in an historical society we look in towns, cities, or the Maine Historical Society in Portland.

Proposed tax change could devastate Maine’s farmers

By Donald Flannery The 1970s back-to-the-land movement left an indelible impact on Maine and launched a new generation of farmers throughout the Pine Tree State.

Bathroom harassment of U.S. Sen. Sinema should be condemned by Democrats

By Matthew Gagnon How far is too far, in the world of political activism? We found out the answer to that question this week, as liberal activists from the organization Living United for Change in Arizona decided to mercilessly harass Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema for her refusal to support the entirety of Joe Biden’s $3.

Have you heard of the fastest gun in Maine?

Vaccine mandates are wrong approach, especially for health care workers

By Matthew Gagnon, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine healthcare workers are fast approaching a hard deadline, where they must get vaccinated or face the prospect of losing their job.

Not much tastes better than onions outdoors

Imagine recharging your car where you recharge yourself — at Maine state parks

By Anya Fetcher If you’ve spent extensive time outside exploring Maine’s abundant natural beauty in the last year, you’re in good company.

Redistricting should be done by a non-partisan commission

By Matthew Gagnon Maine’s Apportionment Commission has been on a deadline, and for a while things weren’t looking good.

America is at its best when we build, and Maine has often set the pace.

Getting the moose out is hard work

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