By Matthew Gagnon It has been a big week for the big spenders in Congress.

The Maine 13-week black bear season opens Aug.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff We have been blessed in my family to have a great place to spend summer vacations.

Initially, the United States wanted no part of what we now call World War I.

By Stacy Shorey, RSU 68 superintendent of schools As I reflected on the Aug.

By BDN Editorial Board Last week, the U.

By Matthew Gagnon As the snow fell in the winter months this year, I hatched a plan.

By John Holyoke Hi, friends.

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By Matthew Gagnon The COVID-19 vaccine “is our ticket to get back to normal,” said Gov.

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By Doug Thomas Don’t you wish Maine had a truth-in-advertising law that prohibited shadowy special interest groups from lying in their TV ads? I know I do.

By BDN Editorial Board Summer in Maine is a special time of year.

By Nancy Battick In this column we’ll take a look at resources for tracking your immigrant ancestors who came to the U.

By Karin R.

By Matthew Gagnon In the past month, two billionaires have gone to space, kicking off the official start of a new industry that has never existed before: space tourism.

By David Farmer When Maine voters approved Medicaid expansion at the ballot box in 2017 and Gov.