Bangor senior Aislyn Tkacs resigned herself to the fact that the pandemic had turned all her plans upside-down. Among the events she wouldn’t experience: senior prom.
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Snow days are the best part of winter. Students need them now more than ever.
“Shouldn’t we begin teaching them now that sometimes work — and school — can wait? Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should,” Sarah Smiley writes.
Posted inContributors, Opinion
My son will come home, but something has changed
My son would come home for sure, but something was gone just the same, and that needed to be recognized.
Posted inContributors, Free, Opinion
Life during coronavirus is like experiencing 9/11 in reverse
Instead of moving forward and away from a shared horrific experience, we are moving toward one, wondering when it will hit.
Posted inContributors, Opinion
The law that gives the government control of men’s bodies
According to law, all men must register within 30 days of their 18th birthday.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Youth Sports
Bangor Little League grows by 20 percent, yet more funds are needed
Registration for Bangor West Side Little League is up 20 percent over a year ago.
Posted inBangor, Baseball, News, Sports
How Stephen King’s love of baseball helped generations of young Bangor athletes
It’s no secret that Stephen King lives and breathes baseball.
Posted inBangor, Living, News, State
Sarah Smiley shares her love affair with Maine in new book
“I couldn’t believe it took me 31 years to get to Maine,” Smiley said. “[It’s] the one place I really want to belong to.”
Posted inArts & Culture
After 16 years and 900 columns, I’m moving on to the next chapter
As my role as “mother of young boys” slowly comes to an end, I find myself less excited about what adventure I’ll write about next and more excited about what my boys will do with their lives.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018: Tax bill imperils America, sharing Sarah Smiley’s journey, don’t get into teaching
Letters to the editor for Friday, Jan. 12, 2018: Tax bill imperils America, sharing Sarah Smiley’s journey, don’t get into teaching.
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
Sarah Smiley column to appear on new day
Editor’s Note: Starting this week, Sarah Smiley’s column will be published at bangordailynews.com every Tuesday and appear on Page B1 of the BDN each Wednesday. Robin Clifford Wood’s biweekly column, Conversations with Maine, will be published online on weekends and appear every other Monday in the BDN’s new Homestead section.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017: Expand Medicaid, York casino bad deal for Maine, Paradis for Belfast mayor
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017: Expand Medicaid, York casino bad deal for Maine, Paradis for Belfast mayor.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2015: Climate change, Sarah Smiley, national forest
Coal divestment a start A Jan. 26 BDN article discussed the partial divestment from coal by the University of Maine System. Anyone who saw the campaign would understand firsthand how passionate Mainers are about preserving our environment. People are becoming more concerned about how climate change will affect them in the future. Maine has seen […]
Posted inLiving, Next
This senior book group grapples with race relations, the horror of war
Birds sang sweetly and warm spring sunshine filtered through the trees outside the Eastern Area Agency on Aging one recent afternoon when a dozen women in their 60s and older gathered in a conference room to discuss race relations, the American transcendentalist movement and the horrors of war.
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
What happened when I gave up dessert
Sarah Smiley: This year I learned I love desserts.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Monday, Nov. 17, 2014: Sarah Smiley, Ebola, psychic medium, wind power
Smiley spurs memories I find myself drawn in each time I see the byline of Sarah Smiley. What a wonderful wife, mother and patriot she is. Her Nov. 10 column made me think back to my own servicemen, father (U.S. Navy) and three uncles (Marine Corps and Army), one who never returned from Normandy. Plus […]
Posted inNews, Outdoors, Penobscot, State
Donn Fendler remembered as ‘true American hero,’ legend to generations of Mainers
“He wanted to pay it forward [for the efforts of Mainers who tried to find him].”
Posted inBangor, Living, News
‘Dancing for the Stars’ to feature local celebrities, UMaine dancers
Phillips-Strickland House, a nonprofit residential care center offering independence to residents, is on the receiving end of funds raised at an upcoming dancing event, “Dancing for the Stars Fundraiser, A Red Carpet Evening.”
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
The Smiley boys talk favorite columns, previewing mom’s stories in this Q-and-A
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions Sarah Smiley receives regarding the boys, with her answers — and theirs!
Posted inBlogs and Columns, Living
Sarah Smiley answers readers’ burning questions
I often get messages, and sometimes actual letters, from readers asking a variety of questions. Unfortunately, I can’t always respond to them, as the family tends to want dinner, but I do read everything (that isn’t in the comments section), and today I’d like to provide some answers. Is Smiley your real name or is […]
