By Bob Duchesne It took a while to develop, but this is turning into a better-than-average snowy owl year.

By Anna Kellar,  League of Women Voters of Maine executive director This past November, my 98-year-old grandmother was determined that she wasn’t going to miss out on voting for president.

By Matthew Gagnon Gov.

To the Editor; Congratulations to David Farmer for his excellent insightful column on gun violence and why we cannot stop it or find an adequate solution.

By David Farmer “Violence is never the answer.

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To the Editor; I have read the OpEd piece by Dr.

By Matthew Gagnon I never really wanted to be an old father.

By Nancy Battick When genealogists discover they can’t proceed further in their research into a family or individual, they call it hitting a brick wall.

To the Editor; Homelessness is an issue everywhere in Maine.

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By Kevin McKay, Maine Fishing Adventures It was 4:30 a.

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By Matthew Gagnon Every year since 2011, I have closed out the year by making bold predictions for the year that follows, and this year will be no different.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Here in Maine we’ve come to expect that every business that sells beer — from gourmet markets to grocery stores to corner gas stations — will have at least one type of craft beer.

By Michael Cummons A lot can change in 50 years, but the need for clean drinking water hasn’t.