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Confirming Kash Patel to head FBI would make Maine less safe
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 The Rev. E. Scott Dow...
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Letter: We must stop the Elon Musk coup
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I believe we are witnessing a slow-motion coup d’état. The unelected,...
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A new neighborhood at Bangor Mall could help solve city’s housing problem
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 Clifton Page is a...
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Letter: Jared Golden is doing what we elected him to do
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com When I voted for Rep. Jared Golden this fall, I voted for him knowing that if...
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Letter: Trump sells out Ukraine
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The Associated Press story in Thursday’s Bangor Daily News that describes...
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Letter: Cutting climate-related funding will harm Maine
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As a scientist, I am deeply alarmed by the news that NOAA was asked to supply...
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We must continue to support NATO and Ukraine
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 Susan Brawley is a...
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Letter: Maybe we’re too selfish to care about improving America
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com A letter posted by the Bangor Daily News on Feb. 10 analyzing why the U.S. is...
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Letter: Susan Collins needs to explain RFK vote
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Sen. Susan Collins owes the people of Maine an explanation on her vote to...
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Is Trump really doing what voters asked 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 Crista Jakacky of...
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Valuing direct care professionals requires more than words
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 Stella Cain is a...
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Why Maine unions are suing to stop Musk and DOGE
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 Mark Brunton of China,...
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Letter: State hatcheries need better funding for higher wages
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com I am writing as a concerned 37-year veteran of the Department of Inland...
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Letter: US cannot abandon Ukraine
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com President Donald Trump says he is going to meet with Russian President...
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Trump’s pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters reminds me of the release of Taliban...
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 Ripley is a...
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If you’re terrified by what Trump is doing, now is the time to act
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 Melanie Lanctot is a...
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Letter: Need four senators to oppose Trump nominations
I, a life-long Democrat, will answer recent criticism of Sens. Susan Collins’ confirmation votes of Robert Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard with this observation: Sen. Collins stuck her neck out, along with...
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Letter: Maine should stop coyote killing contests
I cannot even begin to comprehend how there are individuals in this state who take part in coyote killing contests, and that these barbaric events are allowed by the Maine Department of Inland Fishies...
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Letter: The human cost of DOGE
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Last week, the president’s Department of Government Efficiency fired thousands...
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I defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Patel’s whitewashing of that day...
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 Harry Dunn is a former...
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