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

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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.

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By Christina Theriault As the United States begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to see where our systems were stressed, and identify ways to build back better.

By Matthew Gagnon Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who I have called “the worst commissioner of any major sport” just said something remarkable that I think is deserving of high praise.

By David Farmer One of the biggest lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic — besides the importance of investing in public health and clear communications during an emergency — is that the United States has been asking families to do too much.

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By Nancy Battick Ellis Island has the mystique of being the premier port of entry for immigrants.

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By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff After 40 years writing and editing sports, I am now heading afield as the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.

By Matthew Gagnon It is the race that I think both of them secretly wanted to run.

By David Farmer Former Gov.

There is very good news for Maine’s whitetail deer.

By Christi Holmes I tied a Grey Ghost streamer to the leader of my fly rod and counted out the turns of the line in my head until I got to six, then secured the knot.

By Jim Fahey The Maine Warden Service, by law, is responsible for conducting search and rescue for all persons lost, missing or stranded in the fields and forests and upon the inland waters of the state.

By Matthew Gagnon New Hampshire and Maine are very similar in many ways.