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Go ahead, talk politics at Thanksgiving dinner

By Matthew Gagnon It is Thanksgiving season once again, and I think you should talk about politics and religion at your dinner table.

Why it makes sense to stand with Maine’s free press

By Jo Easton, Bangor Daily News director of development The founders of our country knew journalism is necessary for an informed electorate — in short, for American democracy to thrive.

Fly Rod Crosby was a notable Maine marketer

Fall ticks are the worst. Here’s how to thwart them.

By Aislinn Sarnacki A friend of mine found about a dozen ticks crawling on his clothing yesterday after spending the morning walking through meadows, and I wasn’t surprised.

Solo women were rare

By Nancy Battick In my last column I wrote about the challenges involved in researching the early censuses.

Things you may not know about wild turkeys in Maine

By Bob Duchesne I watch birds.

This is the reason it’s time to extend fall fishing

By Bob Mallard As I have done for most years, I spent the last week of the general open water season fishing in the Moosehead and Chesuncook lake regions.

Democrats have stark lessons to learn from election, even though they largely won in Maine

By Matthew Gagnon All in all, it wasn’t that bad of an election night for Democrats in Maine.

Respectful political coexistence requires respect from Republicans, too

To the Editor; Doc Wallace’s letter to the Bangor Daily News of Nov.

Reward offered for information on game thieves

Early census oddities

By Nancy Battick One of the frustrating things involving the early U.

Welcome to AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Each monthly article will focus on seasonal, useful information to keep everyone informed about AARP topics, events, or just fun stuff to do.

Why Maine should get rid of ranked-choice voting

By Matthew Gagnon This week, Maine is once again coming face to face with the foolishness of its decision to adopt ranked-choice voting in 2016.

Growing larger bucks means letting young ones grow

My fears, my hopes

To the Editor; With the election of Donald Trump, I have fears and hopes for the future.

You can visit some of Maine’s giant boulders

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Deep in the forest near my house, massive boulders lie scattered along a hill, chunks of granite so tall they dwarf surrounding trees.

Donn Fendler postscript

To the Editor; “Lost on a Mountain in Maine,” now showing in theaters nationwide, is an amazing movie.

These are not normal times, and I’m worried

To the Editor; I am writing in response to Matthew Gagnon’s latest column.

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