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Rev. Ryushin Sean Malone of the Engaged Zen Foundation in Sedgwick joins other demonstrators during a rally in front of the Margaret Chase Federal Building in Bangor in January 2012. Occupy groups from Blue Hill, Bangor, and MDI gathered to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision that allows corporations to donate unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns.
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A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor is the latest Maine community to join a modest but growing movement to overthrow the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that opened the way ...
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Despite national trends, Maine’s newspapers remain strong

The national narrative about newspapers is expressed in two words: ...
KENT WARD

Memorial Day a time to be grateful

Like thousands of young American men eager to see action ...
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Policy in the nuclear age

Quiet diplomacy and a sudden absence of irresponsible rhetoric have ...
EDITORIALS
In this file photo from 2010, evidence is stored by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office in Bangor.

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MATTHEW GAGNON

You’ve come a long way, Mike

What could you buy for $800 a month? Residents of ...
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Get ready for Rio +20

America’s children can sleep better tonight. Baby polar bears around ...
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‘Conservation Priorities’ response

In response to the May 12-13 Bangor Daily News editorial ...
DANA MILBANK

JPMorgan’s dividend

JPMorgan Chase has spent upward of $20 million on lobbying ...
DAVID FARMER

Ignore Wall Street’s Tsk-tsking

It is past time that we stop caring about what ...
CONTRIBUTORS

Maine needs a healthy Head Start or we will fall behind

“Corporations are people” Mitt Romney is often quoted, arguing that ...
CONTRIBUTORS

Jobs vary by state, showing why education counts

Friday’s state-level employment figures remind us that this economic recovery, ...
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One new motel

The Martindale Hotel & Golf Club has a nice ring ...
GEORGE WILL

The diversity of Elizabeth Warren

Blond, blue-eyed Elizabeth Warren, the Senate candidate and Harvard professor ...
AMY FRIED

Costly cuts

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How come no one likes to party anymore?

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Saturday, May 26, 2012: Favoritism in school sports, gun ownership and RSU withdrawal

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New monitors at Bangor International Airport.
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