Why is Donald Trump ruining America?
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View ArticleFor Susan Collins, the time for measured concern has passed. It’s time for...
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Bill Burgess of...
View ArticleLetter: Wind port belongs at Mack Point, not Sears Island
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Optimistically, Maine is a billion dollars short and a decade behind in...
View ArticleFrom school lunches to farm fields, federal actions are harming Mainers
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Sarah Alexander is the...
View ArticleStrengthening tribal sovereignty can improve well being of all Mainers
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Maliseet Ambassador...
View ArticleLetter: Maine headed into rough seas with Trump policies
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I have long believed in a more aggressive position against China’s trade...
View ArticleLetter: Preserve Medicare Advantage
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Young conservatives throughout Maine and across the country are concerned...
View ArticleLetter: Republicans have difficult choices with Trump
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Many Republican members of Congress are decent people who sought elective...
View ArticleLoggers don’t need government handouts
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View ArticleThe 340B drug pricing program is a lifeline for Maine’s struggling health...
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Matthew Marston is...
View ArticleEnd the censure of Laurel Libby
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Ray Thombs is an Air...
View ArticleLetter: Laurel Libby destroyed a child’s dignity
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I was stunned when I first learned of an esteemed Maine state representative...
View ArticleLetter: How we got to the Trump era
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com You may ask how we got here so quickly. I believe this was always going to...
View ArticleLetter: It is up to us to save our democracy
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com We have a reality star as president. He appears not to care about the facts...
View ArticleLetter: Trump deportations echo history
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com We know, after only a few days, that some of the shaved, white-clad deportees,...
View ArticleIt’s time for the Democratic Party to reclaim freedom
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Chad Jacobs of Bailey...
View ArticleLawmakers should change the pay law that’s hurting rural Maine
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Ryan Knapp is an...
View ArticleLetter: Don’t erase accomplishments of others to celebrate white men
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Are white men weak? I don’t think so. But this administration seems to think...
View ArticleLetter: Playing sports isn’t all about winning
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com When my son and daughter decided to play sports in high school, their...
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