By Daniel O’Connor, Bangor Daily News Staff Though I lived in the same town for most of my life, it wasn’t until I became a gas attendant that I really got to know my home.

To the Editor; Cutting Public Broadcasting Funding Threatens Emergency Communications in Maine.

Contributed photosELBOWS UP — Piscataquis County Concerned Citizens for Democracy held an Elbows Up Rally July 5 on East Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

To the Editor; Penobscot County Commissioners want to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money for a new and bigger jail.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff I’m Kathleen O’Brien, and I’m the latest housing reporter for the Bangor Daily News.

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This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.

To the Editor; Let’s say they’re right, that millions of people will be kicked off Medicaid under the Big Beautiful Bill.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Surrounded by the crisp ocean air and the deep green woods, it is easy to understand why Maine is called “Vacation Land.

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To the Editor; In a June 3 column, Catherine Maule stated that she was not visiting the United States from Canada in part because of fear of being held at the border.

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To the Editor; I live in Penobscot County and attended the No Kings rally on June 14 at the Bangor waterfront.

By Raymond Durkee I consider myself a conservative, but one who has been very confused in the last decade.

When the latest Maine Ulster-Scots Project newsletter hit my inbox, I was delighted at their list of activities aimed at reaching people with Scots Irish heritage or those interested in the culture.

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By Kim Brawn July at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is the equivalent of an amazing movie montage! Hope you’ve had your eight hours of sleep and a caffeinated beverage because you’re going to need it.