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Political landscape, not universities, have changed

To the Editor; I certainly hope that, as a graduate student in economics, Matthew Gagnon is more careful in reporting his research than he has been in writing his recent opinion piece.

Loon call video

To the Editor; An article in last week’s Observer highlighted the four different calls which we hear loons making.

Helping people impacted by opioid crisis re-enter workforce

To the Editor; As the opioid epidemic impacts the unemployment rates and vacant jobs in Maine, part of Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s focus is to assist people affected by the opioid crisis by helping them return and remain in the workforce.

Broadband connecting communities after COVID challenges

To the Editor; In my role helping communities for Eastern Maine Development Corporation, I see firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a lot of issues in the rural heart of Northern Maine.

Criminal flavored tobacco ban will only fuel Illicit market

To the Editor; According to recent government data, use of tobacco among kids is at historic lows.

Colleges are too liberal and it is hurting their enrollment

By Matthew Gagnon Joseph Manson is — or more properly was — a tenured professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has established himself as a well-respected expert in his field, with research ranging from primate behavior and human personality.

The forgotten Fendler legacy

Wood pellets: an opportunity to lower heating costs and support Maine’s forest products industry

I took my 74-year-old mom for a 70-mile paddle on the Allagash

By Christi Holmes My mom, Carlene Holmes, is not super outdoorsy.

What’s that worth?

By Nancy Battick As I write this column inflation is at an all-time high, prices soaring skyward, product shortages common, people flinch as they fill their cars and we’re all making nips and tucks to our budgets.

Making the best of jury duty

To the Editor; Jury duty is a privilege.

Go fishing now for the fly hatch that brings out super-sized trout

By Leighton Wass June and July’s strawberry season is eagerly awaited by us shortcake lovers.

President Joe Biden is talking nonsense about lowering gas prices

By Matthew Gagnon “My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple,” began President Joe Biden, in a message on Twitter, “this is a time of war and global peril.

I made an unsettling climb up an 80-foot tower and got a bird’s-eye view of the Katahdin region

By Sarah Sindo How do you feel about heights? Would you climb an 80-foot fire tower without hesitancy? Or does your stomach swirl simply thinking about it? Me? I fall somewhere in between.

New gun dog book is instructive

Eroding the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state

To the Editor: As a retired superintendent of schools in Salem, Connecticut, I followed our district policy not to pay tuition to parochial schools.

I have been birding for decades but had never seen a hawk do this

By Bob Duchesne Few people venture into the deep woods to go birding.

The Supreme Court’s job is to interpret the Constitution, not to legislate

By Matthew Gagnon The current struggle over the Supreme Court began with the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of 2016.

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