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Kindness is key as we get back to normal at different speeds

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

State House rules are meant to ensure all are treated with respect

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.

Tick patrol

In the woods of Baxter State Park, this unexpected woodland friend shared crackers

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

Get outdoors. It’s the best way to escape all the noise.

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

Try your hand at a memoir

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.

There’s a worker shortage, it’s time for enhanced unemployment benefits to end

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.

Finding the bright side in a flooded basement

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.

Don’t be fooled by Big Pharma when it comes to lowering drug prices

An LMF bond will support jobs, wildlife and public access to Maine land

I’m a conservative. Here’s why I got the COVID vaccine.

By Matthew Gagnon On Monday, I drove to the Walmart in Skowhegan to receive my second shot of the Moderna vaccine, making me — in two weeks, at least — fully vaccinated.

The truth will set you free… from Republican leadership

By BDN Editorial Board Rep.

Supporting Land for Maine’s Future is one of the best things we can do

By David Farmer Supporting the Land for Maine’s Future program is one of the best things that we can do for our environment, for our economy and for people.

June is the cruelest month in Maine

Law enforcement deserves our support

Letting go

By Nancy Battick My husband and I are in the process of renovating parts of our 196-year-old farmhouse.

Vaccination refusal is selfish individualism

By Bill Farthing In the April 29 BDN, columnist Matt Gagnon asks, in regard to the COVID pandemic and government-imposed restrictions: When will all this be over? When can we return to normal? He dismisses various criteria that have been suggested, such as reducing deaths to a low point, because the government has not specified a precise goal.

Encouraging harvest as a fisheries management tool is bad science

By Bob Mallard I was disappointed, but unfortunately not surprised, to find a newsletter from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in my inbox recently titled: “Consider harvesting your catch.

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