2 months ago Democrats are no longer stalwart defenders of the 1st Amendment By Matthew Gagnon “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater.
2 months ago Surrounded by wilderness in Maine To the Editor; Aislinn Sarnacki obviously is not only very enthusiastic about the outdoors, but also about writing about her experiences hiking the Maine outdoors and wilderness.
2 months ago County Democrats ‘Harvest the Vote!’ at Fall Fundraising Dinner MILO — Piscataquis Democrats gathered for their annual Fall Fundraising Dinner “Harvest the Vote!” at the Three Rivers Kiwanis in Milo on Sept.
2 months ago A surgeon’s touch in the Legislature To the Editor; I am writing to support the candidacy of Dr.
2 months ago Only experienced hikers should take on these rugged mountains By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff To the northwest of Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, rises a wall of granite and spruce, a chain of mountains called The Brothers.
2 months ago My misadventures with an electric vehicle By Matthew Gagnon Last weekend, my wife and I were traveling with our oldest son to Pennsylvania to do a college visit and attend a baseball prospect camp at the school the next morning.
2 months ago Searching for your English roots By Nancy Battick A reader recently asked for advice on locating records from England.
2 months ago Vote for Dr. Evans to work for us in Augusta To the Editor; It’s a job … not a personality contest.
2 months ago We may change Maine’s flag in November, but we won’t ditch its great seal By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff When people talk about the upcoming statewide vote about whether or not to adopt the 1901 “lone pine” design for Maine’s state flag, the major argument in favor of the change is that our current flag — the Maine state seal on a blue background — is boring.
2 months ago Voting is a right and a responsibility To the Editor; I register people to vote because I believe voter participation is the heartbeat of our democracy.
2 months ago We’ve been through chaos before. We’ll get through these divisive times. By Matthew Gagnon We’ve been here before.
2 months ago Why I’m running for the US Senate By David Costello My first taste of politics was on picket lines as a boy as my father, an Army veteran, and grandparents struck for better wages and benefits at a grocery store in Bangor and a shoe mill in Old Town.
2 months ago Send Sidell to the State House To the Editor; In another high stakes election year, let’s send Lou Sidell to the Maine State House.