Have you experienced a failure or setback in your life or career? The reality of life is that major setbacks can happen even when it seems like you are doing everything right. While many people try to avoid failure, this is not always an option. It is what… Read More
The Trump administration talks of fake news from the “enemy of the people.” But many untruths seem to be coming from the White House. Read More
There will be something new and different at this year’s 43rd annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 17, 18 and 19, and it has nothing to do with blueberries. Reminiscent of Paul Revere’s ride and his famous warning, “the British are Coming,” these… Read More
Back to School Season means shopping. It’s a tradition to start the school year with brand new clothing, backpack and school supplies. The truth is many purchases are unnecessary, expensive and create loads of trash. Save money and save the planet with some simple tips to help you… Read More
It is a brave new world out there, ladies and gentlemen, and I don't think it is a better one. Read More
Portrayed by Steve Wood (right) of Claremont, N.H., President Abraham Lincoln chats with Private Robert Kuprovich (third from left) of Castine while reviewing Union re-enactors participating in Drums on the Penobscot: A Civil War Experience on Sunday, August 12. Hosted by the Bangor Historical Society,… Read More
Portrayed by Steve Wood (right) of Claremont, N.H., President Abraham Lincoln chats with Private Robert Kuprovich (third from left) of Castine while reviewing Union re-enactors participating in Drums on the Penobscot: A Civil War Experience on Sunday, August 12. Hosted by the Bangor Historical Society,… Read More
Silence feeds the soul. It’s as importand as air and water. Read More
Reporters will report, but it’s up to the rest of us to put a stop to this brand of incitement before something truly horrible happens. Read More
Tom Huntington’s book, Maine Roads To Gettysburg, puts you right into the worst battles of the Civil War. I thought I knew a lot about the Civil War until I read Tom’s book. Tom profiles many Maine soldiers and even includes quotes from them, and his… Read More
3 From Waaaaaay Downtown From: The Unnamed Source The “Unamed Source” is famous in media circles these days. This one in particular works in local sports media, but for any number of reasons, wants to stay anonymous. Patriotic Summer Reading List… Read More
Ashley L. Conti | BDN Yesterday, Congressman Bruce Poliquin launched his first television attack ad against Jared Golden, his opponent. As the ad fades in, you hear a typical doom-and-gloom voice speaking over a video of Golden jogging in a US… Read More
U.S. Senator Angus King was on a 2018 motorcycle tour of Maine this past weekend. King’s popularity is a hurdle for his challengers. Read More
Children at Camp Don Bosco, Fayette, Maine, 1952. Image: Lewiston Daily Sun, July 2, 1952 In the late 19th century, progressives and other reform-minded Americans pushed the benefits of the great outdoors to children in the nation’s cities. The impulse to bring city… Read More
The Maine Ethics Commission will decide this week whether a court order was enough to release clean election funding or if legislative approval is still needed. Read More
There are a lot of cucumbers out there in the garden right now (and that goes twice for summer squash). We are picking every single day to keep ahead of them. Surely dill pickles will be in the offing but what to do when… Read More
Find the one habit that you could replace and change everything as a result. It’s your magic wand. ;-)… Read More
Given that I have ALS and expect to be in a wheelchair soon, Mitch Sturgeon’s book, Enjoying the Ride, was inspiring. At the age of 35, Mitch’s mother broke her neck and was paralyzed. The family, which lived in Lincoln, Maine, was told… Read More
Bill Belichick just handed Tom Brady 5-million more incentives to be upset with the current climate in Foxborough. Read More
Us grownups often wonder why kids don’t play pick up games anymore in neighborhood yards or fields. “When I was a kid” is how we start sentences about how we played basketball every night all winter. We found ways to put together baseball or touch… Read More
