Senate must reject Kash Patel to head FBI
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 Scott Strom of...
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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 Nick Weiss is the...
View ArticleCongress must stop Elon Musk’s unlawful power grab
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. Is it a...
View ArticleLetter: Maine must remain focused on renewable energy
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com With great renewable energy potential ranging from tidal power to wind and...
View ArticleLetter: The age of robber barons is back
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Donald Trump accidentally revealed the true motive behind his tariffs in a...
View ArticleElon Musk and DOGE have crossed a constitutional ‘red line’
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 Angus King represents...
View ArticleLetter: Trump administration lost focus on Ukraine
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The current administration is being shamefully weak about Vladimir Putin’s war...
View ArticleLetter: Don’t lose focus on Trump takeover
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com There are so many balls in the air that everyone can find one to focus on. But...
View ArticleLetter: Disaster aid shouldn’t be tied to Trump agenda
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Why all of sudden, after years of dumping the management of crises like the...
View ArticleKansas City Chiefs Super Bowl appearance shines light the harms of cultural...
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 Joyce Bennett is an...
View ArticleExpand access to non-opioid pain treatment
Joe Baldacci, a Bangor attorney, represents Bangor and Hermon in the Maine Senate. After 33 years representing Maine families in my downtown Bangor law practice, I’ve seen how addiction can devastate...
View ArticleWe agree with Trump on energy independence, but let’s do it responsibly
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 Eliza Donoghue is the...
View ArticleLetter: US moving backwards on climate change
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The recent BDN article on Doug Burgum, the new secretary of the Interior...
View ArticleLetter: Palestinians need safety in their homeland
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I recently listened to President Donald Trump say that Palestinians do not...
View ArticleThe World Health Organization makes us all safer
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 Geoff Gratwick of...
View ArticleLetter: We need to stand up to Donald Trump
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I am in despair over the path our new president and his cronies are dragging...
View ArticleLetter: Susan Collins is too often submitting to Trump
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Why is Sen. Susan Collins traipsing to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President...
View ArticleLetter: DOGE should investigate Elon Musk’s government contracts
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I have been very alarmed by the way Elon Musk is operating in seeking to...
View ArticleLetter: Disappointed in Golden’s response to Trump
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I am writing to express my concerns over what looks like Rep. Jared Golden’s...
View ArticleLetter: Maine needs to expand its economy
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As we try to cross a pond of political uncertainty on lily pads of hope, it...
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