By David Vail The 2020 Census confirms that Maine’s “rim counties,” from Oxford in the west to Washington downeast, have endured another decade of depopulation and economic distress.

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By Stephan M.

By Nancy Battick Do you remember Ancestry’s One World Tree? It was designed to produce a family tree that connected everyone in the world genealogically.

By Steve Ball As I transitioned out of uniform after 28 years in the tactical and special forces communities, I came to rely on the peace and the power of the great outdoors.

By Matthew Gagnon Every once and a while, I manage to convince myself that I may be giving the mainstream media a hard time, and that they aren’t actually as biased as I might think.

By David Farmer We are unaccustomed to paying the true costs of many of the things we buy.

Recently, on my Sunday night radio program, Maine Outdoors, my show co-host and fishing buddy Bob Leeman stirred up a piscatorial hornet’s nest.

By Matthew Gagnon On Monday morning, I walked into my local YMCA in Portland for a scheduled appointment in the pool.

By David Farmer Decorum is an important part of the guardrails that keep political disputes from careening into a ditch of pettiness and distraction in the State House.

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By Tim Caverly Sitting on a rock in the Maine wilderness, a boy offers a saltine cracker to a tame deer.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff For me, there’s no better way to soothe the soul than being outdoors.

By Nancy Battick The New England Historic Genealogical Society is asking members and visitors to write a piece for their new project, Ancestor Strong, which honors ancestors who survived tough times.

By Matthew Gagnon Wednesday morning I spoke with the manager of a local business who was in an absolutely desperate situation: He needs people to come to work, and he can’t find anyone.

By David Farmer When my wife yelled upstairs from the basement that we had a problem Tuesday morning, my first thought went to the ducks.

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By Karin R.