3 good reasons for remembering the 2020 election
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 John M. Crisp is an...
View ArticleLetter: Good climate policy can take flight in lame duck session
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Picture a lame duck waddling and limping around, wondering what to do … take...
View ArticleLetter: Kindness can help ease loneliness during the holidays
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com In Maine, approximately 135,000 people 50 and older live alone and are at...
View ArticleTrump administration can’t afford to sideline reasonable Republicans
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 Nolan Finley is...
View ArticleAutism CARES: A rare success story in Washington thanks to Susan Collins
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 Alan Cobo-Lewis is the...
View ArticleCongress must reject harmful changes to the ACA
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 Joseph Baldacci...
View ArticleCongress keeps proving why it doesn’t deserve a pay raise
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View ArticleLetter: Oppose bills that are dangerous for veterans’ health care
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I am a 71 year old, 100 percent totally and permanently disabled veteran. I...
View ArticleLetter: Ensuring access to life-saving medications for all
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Recently, you may have read about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s initial...
View ArticleLawmakers should rethink Maine’s costly paid leave program
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 Michael Cianchette is...
View ArticleMaine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid
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 Megan Michaud is vice...
View ArticleBiden must take urgent action to protect America’s women, and our democracy
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 Ben Olinsky is the...
View ArticleLetter: Maine is lucky to have senators who think for themselves
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com We are lucky in Maine to have Republican and independent senators who are not...
View ArticleLetter: Proud that Maine didn’t vote for Donald Trump
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Maine’s electoral votes officially headed to Washington, D.C., this week,...
View ArticleHow dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus
At a time when many Americans are on edge, it seems appropriate to revisit one of the best arguments for faith and hope, and against skepticism and close-minded certitude. Written in 1897, the words...
View ArticleJoe Biden should reduce presidential power
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 Young is a senior...
View ArticleMusk can’t be allowed to scare away a strong leader of the FAA
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 Thomas Black is a...
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