By Dana Doran The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine will continue working to preserve forest access in the Katahdin Region for Maine’s hard-working loggers following the announcement that President Barack Obama has signed an executive order creating a national monument there.

By Gene Policinski Who can say what, on the Web? Twitter has raised questions anew with reports of a lifetime ban on tweets from conservative blogger Milo Yiannopoulos – reportedly after complaints that he engineered a wave of racist and sexist comments directed against comedian and actress Leslie Jones, who is co-starring in the latest “Ghostbusters” movie.

To the Editor; Last night (Aug.

Many genealogists never think of checking divorce records for information about their families.

To the Editor; Our current voting system could be improved.

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As we watch the Olympics and see record after record broken and new winners crowned, and as we hear of the dedication and hard work of the athletes, I have been thinking of another kind of perseverance and dedication, that of a family caregiver for a person with a chronic disease such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

THE MAINE CONSERVATIVE VOICEBy Andy Torbett Those moments that define who we are.

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To the Editor; Let’s begin with a summary of SAD 4’s budget process for the 2016-17 school year.

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To the Editor; Bernie Sanders’ success showed how frustrated Americans – especially the young, engaged voters – are with rising inequality, stagnation of wages, unregulated financial markets, monopolistic corporations, unwavering support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, oppression of the press and drone warfare.

Down the Road A pieceBy Milt Gross This short, hot summer is flying by.

To the Editor; The BDN should be mindful or should have known there is a Somali terrorist threat from some members of this immigrant group in this country.

To the Editor; Social Security’s 81st birthday is a great time to reflect on how successful it has been in providing retirement income to older Americans.

Networking is one of the joys of doing genealogy.

By Yvonne DavisPine Tree Hospice Volunteer In this article I want to address the current need for hospice volunteers in our community and share some thoughts about being a hospice volunteer.