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A focus on the good

To the Editor; Government can do good things for us, and here are some examples: At the federal level, the vaccination campaign has resulted in a 90 percent drop in U.

America needs better broadband access

By Christina Theriault As the United States begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to see where our systems were stressed, and identify ways to build back better.

Baseball right to abandon unpopular rule changes

By Matthew Gagnon Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who I have called “the worst commissioner of any major sport” just said something remarkable that I think is deserving of high praise.

Donating blood can save lives

To the Editor; This past year has been filled with challenges and one constant has been the need for lifesaving blood.

Help is on the way for Maine families with young kids

By David Farmer One of the biggest lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic — besides the importance of investing in public health and clear communications during an emergency — is that the United States has been asking families to do too much.

Protecting gun rights is vital to our nation

Questions for Gagnon

To the Editor; On June 2, Matthew Gagnon expressed ostensible concerns about how Democrats might be able to use a bipartisan commission investigating the Jan.

Myths of Ellis Island

By Nancy Battick Ellis Island has the mystique of being the premier port of entry for immigrants.

Celebrating a historic investment in the Land For Maine’s Future Program

Writing about the Maine outdoors is an exciting and daunting task

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff After 40 years writing and editing sports, I am now heading afield as the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.

LePage versus Mills: The race both of them likely wanted to run

By Matthew Gagnon It is the race that I think both of them secretly wanted to run.

Gagnon wrong about RCV

To the Editor; I don’t know anything about the Portland Charter Commission or the people who ran for a seat on it, but I do know something about ranked-choice voting (RCV) and Matthew Gagnon should not be writing a column maligning and misrepresenting it.

Maine has moved beyond Paul LePage, I hope

By David Farmer Former Gov.

Good news for Maine’s deer herd!

There is very good news for Maine’s whitetail deer.

Savoring sunrise casts on a pond in Baxter State Park

By Christi Holmes I tied a Grey Ghost streamer to the leader of my fly rod and counted out the turns of the line in my head until I got to six, then secured the knot.

If you get lost in the Maine woods, you can count on game wardens coming to the rescue

By Jim Fahey The Maine Warden Service, by law, is responsible for conducting search and rescue for all persons lost, missing or stranded in the fields and forests and upon the inland waters of the state.

The New Hampshire advantage

By Matthew Gagnon New Hampshire and Maine are very similar in many ways.

History lessons should reflect world as it was, not how we’d have liked it to be

By David Farmer Growing up in Virginia, it was impossible to ignore the history of the Civil War.

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