By Doug Thomas Don’t you wish Maine had a truth-in-advertising law that prohibited shadowy special interest groups from lying in their TV ads? I know I do.

To the Editor; In his most recent column on billionaires going into space, he claims of Jeff Bezos that “[b]illions of dollars have been injected into the economy that would not have otherwise been there.

By BDN Editorial Board Summer in Maine is a special time of year.

To the Editor; Many folks don’t know much about county government and only think about it when something goes wrong.

By Nancy Battick In this column we’ll take a look at resources for tracking your immigrant ancestors who came to the U.

To the Editor; The inaugural Moosehead Music Festival held this past weekend on the shores of Moosehead Lake was a grand success.

By Karin R.

To the Editor; I am sick of all the negative talk about the New England Clean Energy Connect project.

By Matthew Gagnon In the past month, two billionaires have gone to space, kicking off the official start of a new industry that has never existed before: space tourism.

By David Farmer When Maine voters approved Medicaid expansion at the ballot box in 2017 and Gov.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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