3 months ago Think of caregivers when you vote To the Editor; Caregivers in Maine need support now more than ever before.
3 months ago I rated my recent Maine adventures with high school superlatives By Aislinn Sarnacki I’ve been on quite a few outdoor adventures recently, soaking up the last rays of summer and clinging to the colors of fall.
3 months ago PRYMCA a vital resource for the community To the Editor; An open letter to the Old Town Orono YMCA Board of Directors: We are faithful, active members of the PRYMCA.
3 months ago To the Old Town Orono YMCA Board of Directors To the Editor; On behalf of myself and all the others whom use the Piscataquis Regional YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft, I employ you to follow through with your promises and turn the facility, its assets, and the endowment back to the community it represents and those that started it.
3 months ago Keep Guerin in the Maine Senate To the Editor; I’m urging everyone to vote for Stacey Guerin for the Maine Senate.
3 months ago I can’t vote for Richard Evans, but Senate District 4 should To the Editor; I had the honor and privilege of serving in the Maine House of Representatives with Dr.
3 months ago Don’t forget about the vice president’s role To the Editor; In response to Aaron Bergeron’s letter to the editor concerned about Donald Trump’s age: Bergeron failed to mention that there is a vice president.
3 months ago Maine’s flag is unique and attractive, unlike the pine tree flag By Chris Babbidge Issues at stake on voting day include the survival of American democracy, whether women and girls will control their reproductive lives, whether the government will stand up for the middle class or instead for billionaire influencers, and whether America can be counted on as a voice for justice in the world.
3 months ago What is polling really telling us this year? By Matthew Gagnon One of the stories — some would say scandals — of both the 2016 and 2020 campaigns for president was how broken polling was, particularly as it related to Donald Trump.
3 months ago Hoping to serve with Richard Evans again To the Editor; As a fellow legislator who had the honor of serving with Dr.
3 months ago Make sure your vote counts on Nov. 5 To the Editor; One of the core American freedoms is the right to cast a ballot on election day, whether you’re voting for your local school board or having your say on who will run our country for the next four years.
3 months ago By sea or by rail By Nancy Battick Did you have an ancestor who worked in transportation? Here in New England, many of us had ancestors who were involved with the sea or rivers.
3 months ago Gov. Mills says Harris is someone to look up to To the Editor; When I was a girl in Farmington, I was in awe of Republicans like U.
3 months ago To my Republican friends To the Editor; To my Republican friends who may never have voted for a Democrat.
3 months ago Yes on Question 4 to build and maintain Maine’s valuable trails Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to invest in the design, development and maintenance for nonmotorized, motorized and multi-use trails statewide, to be matched by at least $3,000,000 in private and public contributions? By BDN Editorial Board Question 4, the result of a bipartisan bill in the Legislature, is a $30 million bond for trails in Maine.
3 months ago Yes on Question 2 to grow innovation in Maine Do you favor a bond issue of $25,000,000 to provide funds, to be awarded through a competitive process and to leverage matching private and federal funds on at least a one-to-one basis, for research and development and commercialization for Maine-based public and private institutions in support of technological innovation in the targeted sectors of life sciences and biomedical technology, environmental and renewable energy technology, information technology, advanced technologies for forestry and agriculture, aquaculture and marine technology, composites and advanced materials and precision manufacturing? By BDN Editorial Board That’s a really long question with a fairly simple goal: continuing a state investment in innovation that has created jobs and helped to grow Maine’s economy.
3 months ago Podcasts offer hope for deeper political discussion By Matthew Gagnon This week we learned that both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in negotiations to appear on the “Joe Rogan Experience” prior to Election Day, which is currently the most listened to podcast in the world.