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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.

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.

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