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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

Maine can expect “an excellent fall foliage season”

By BDN Editorial Board Just for the record, we’d like to point out that it is still technically summer.

Gen. Milley’s claims about Trump shouldn’t be celebrated

By Matthew Gagnon Well, he did it again.

Avoid the rabbit holes

By Nancy Battick One of my college professors wrote ASSUME on the chalkboard and warned us to never assume because “When you assume you make an “ASS” out of “U” and “ME.

Hunting license revocations can be harsh

In Michigan last fall, a guided elk hunter holding a cow tag accidentally shot a bull elk.

Exercise gives our kids a fighting chance

By Jake Steinfeld In Maine, 13 percent of kids are considered obese.

Maine must do more to ensure the survival of rare Arctic charr

By Bob Mallard We aren’t doing everything we can to ensure the survival of Maine’s Arctic charr, the last fish species of its kind in the contiguous United States.

New Texas voting law shouldn’t be controversial

By Matthew Gagnon Texas has been in the news a lot in the past week, mostly for the law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and the U.

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