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Deployment of National Guard in LA shows need to keep politics out of our...
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 Morgan Lueck, a native...
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Letter: Appreciate column asking wealthy to pay more taxes
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I would like to commend John Coleman for sharing his thoughts on why Maine’s...
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Letter: Consider climate in transportation projects
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com This legislative session, young Mainers need the passage of LD 1138: An Act to...
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Letter: Maine needs new ways to license social workers
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Maine desperately needs more qualified and trained social workers. Yet we’re...
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Out-of-state waste is fueling environmental injustice to Penobscot Nation
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 Maulian Bryant is a...
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Maine Veterans’ Homes still need sustainable funding
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 Donald O. Lagace, Jr.,...
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Letter: Trump’s military parade, treatment of veterans, are unconscionable
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Each year, for more than 30 years, there has been a ceremony at the national...
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Letter: Thanks to Susan Collins for supporting Maine military
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As a retired command chief master sergeant of the Maine Air National Guard, I...
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Letter: Congress, president sending wrong message to our children
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As Father’s Day approaches, I wanted to address some concerns to my fellow...
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Maine transportation must become safer, more equitable and less polluting
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 Stacy Brenner of...
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A bond will help keep Maine farming
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 Barry Higgins is owner...
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Letter: Domestic violence support services need more funding
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to...
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Letter: Fears are crossing US border are unwarranted
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com In a June 3 column, Catherine Maule stated that she was not visiting the...
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Trump’s misuse of the military against Americans is the real threat
The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com....
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Letter: Limit Trump’s power
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com President Donald Trump, the same man who shared claims that former President...
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Letter: Impossible to ignore homelessness, drug use in Bangor
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Downtown Bangor has been increasingly impacted by visible drug use and a...
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Legislature should reject anti-trans bills
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 Rylan Hynes is an...
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Letter: Trump is not a law and order president
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com It is good to see that President Donald Trump is concerned about people...
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Letter: Why we’re holding a town hall in Aroostook County
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com It has been a long time since our representatives in Congress have come to...
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Letter: Bring back fair taxes to build stronger communities
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I am old enough to remember when America was the envy of the world. We were...
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