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Maine lawmakers should improve hazardous rail cargo transparency

By BDN Editorial Board A recent train derailment in the Moosehead Lake area reemphasized what was already obvious: Maine needs more transparency when it comes to hazardous materials on railways.

My dad and I shared a time-honored adventure chasing tiny fish for huge enjoyment

By Sarah Sindo I remember the first time I went smelting.

Maine needs more transparency in its education system

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, I testified in front of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee of the Legislature on four bills that intend to introduce more transparency into Maine’s educational system, and empower parents to know more about their children’s education.

Fields of solar panels displace wildlife

In Maine, in case you hadn’t noticed, fields of solar panels are multiplying like seagulls at a landfill.

Rethinking Maine’s Constitution

By Matthew Gagnon Sometimes, even bad ideas are good.

New book aims educate Maine anglers about troubled native fisheries

By Bob Mallard While I cut my teeth on fly fishing writing, I now consider myself first and foremost a native fish conservation writer.

Praising wives who hunt

Bill Sawtell, the wilderness historian

By Dan Peters Maine has lost one of its most prolific writers of local history.

Genealogy packrats

By Nancy Battick “A place for everything and everything in its place” is an adage you may have heard.

Spring trolling in a tiny canoe on the Moose River

By Chris Sargent It seemed like a crazy idea at the time, even to me.

Eliot Cutler plea deal is not justice

To the Editor; In 2017, the Next Generation Foundation received a grant proposal from a Maine law enforcement officer wanting to start a nonprofit that would scour pornographic images and identify victims nationwide so these children could be rescued.

Susan Collins is an advocate for Maine children and families

To the Editor; For more than two decades, U.

Judge should reject Eliot Cutler’s plea deal

By Matthew Gagnon Eliot Cutler was a mere 10,000 votes away from becoming the governor of Maine, and now he is likely going to jail.

Low lake level is a cause for concern

The case for ‘soft hiking’

By Aislinn Sarnacki “Soft hiking” has recently become all the rage on TikTok, and the funny thing is it’s nothing new.

There’s no one way to bring broadband to all of Maine

By Andrew Butcher, Maine Connectivity Authority president Our state has a historic opportunity to make a lasting difference for hundreds of thousands of Maine people and businesses by expanding access to reliable internet service.

A job well done

To the Editor; I am writing this to say what an amazing job the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, the many other fire departments called in and were quickly on the scene, the police department, and any others involved did in getting the house fire on Cherry Street under control and out on Thursday, April 4.

Where have all the people gone?

By Matthew Gagnon In 1968, Dr.

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