By Bob Mallard At the end of September, when most waters I fish in Maine closed to fishing for the season, it was apparent that what I had just seen was no fluke.

To the Editor; We needed to buy a new window shade, so I went to my favorite big box store.

By Matthew Gagnon As the end of 2020 approached and the promise of 2021 dawned, we had all lived through what we had collectively deemed The Worst Year Ever, and were ready for something better.

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To the Editor; Our local hospitals have been forced to care for hospitalized patients in hallways and other unusual places for months now, due to the overwhelming number of COVID infected patients they have been seeing.

To The Editor; I have a New Year’s resolution that will benefit everyone.

To the Editor; The raison d’etre of education is to produce educated, critical thinkers; critical thinking and intellectual inquiry are the foundation of all learning.

To the Editor; Leaders lead! That is just what Gov.

By Matthew Gagnon President Joe Biden isn’t exactly having a good time lately.

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By John Holyoke For nearly two decades as the outdoors writer at the Bangor Daily News, I traveled thousands of miles and wrote hundreds of columns and stories about wild places, wild animals and wild adventures – both mine, and those enjoyed by others.

By Nancy Battick It hardly seems possible that 2021 is coming to a swift end.

To the Editor; Aside from its $1.

By Matthew Gagnon Enes Kanter Freedom might be the most interesting player in the NBA, and he just so happens to be on the hometown team around here, the Boston Celtics.

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By Justin Alfond One of my late grandfather’s favorite sayings was: “If you keep chopping wood, pretty soon there will be a pile.

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By Anthony Emerson December is here, and soon snow will fall and accumulate in amounts that must be measured in feet.