By Sarah Sindo Working at a campground, I often get asked, “Where can we hike around here?” Baxter State Park may be the obvious answer as it’s only about a 35-minute drive to the gatehouse from Big Eddy, but there are other closer gems that I’m happy to offer up as suggestions.

By Chris Sargent Ethics is an ambiguous concept limited to one’s own parameters and subjectivity.

To the Editor; What is more dangerous, a man with a gun or a man without a gun? Disarming a man that is acting dangerously always comes first.

To the Editor; What is to be done when students in a public school perpetrate sexual violence on a peer? It’s complex in order to protect the alleged victim at the same time authorities must protect the rights of the accused.

By Matthew Gagnon According to reports in multiple media outlets, President Joe Biden is privately seething that his administration is stuck in the mud, unable to gain any traction, and with approval ratings that show him to be historically unpopular.

To the Editor; In contrast to the claims of certain Maine providers, internet service in Penobscot County is not universally available, is not always affordable, and, too often, is not sufficient for the needs of today.

To the Editor; In this current political climate, between people wanting to erase words from our population in school, and special interests deciding what books and what curriculum to ban, it seems one very important group is having its needs and well-being completely ignored: the children themselves.

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To the Editor; As a member of Piscataquis County Democrats, I am deeply saddened by the anonymous hate mail we’ve received periodically.

To the Editor; At the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 11, there will be a candidates’ forum from 9 a.

By Jared Golden and Rick Bennett  American voters should decide American elections.

By Nancy Battick Do you sometimes feel like a knight on a hopeless quest in search of ancestors? I always try to be optimistic but there can be barriers almost impossible to scale.

To the Editor; A Sebec resident wrote a letter asserting Democrats’ responsibility for all our current economic and social problems.

By Matthew Gagnon On Monday, President Joe Biden took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to boldly declare that he recognized the impact that inflation was having on the average American — he knows what we’re living with because he “grew up in a family where it mattered when the price of gas or groceries rose,” after all — and that he had a plan to fight it.

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To the Editor; This past weekend was one of those times that reminds me of all that I value about living in Dover-Foxcroft and all that we share in our community.

To the Editor; As a property and small business owner, I am overly excited with the momentum that Liz Caruso’s campaign has taken for Congressional District 2 seat.

By Matthew Gagnon “Yes,” President Joe Biden declared with clarity and without hesitation.