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EDITORIALS
Waste of fish on Sebago Lake so frustrating because it was so avoidable
“What’s most frustrating about these discarded fish is that the derby organizers had already taken steps to put them to use,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
CONTRIBUTORS
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
The Red Planet
No sign of intelligent life.
State of the State Address
State of the state.
Snow and ice
Augusta wants to mandate clearing snow and ice off vehicles.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In a state that once sang ‘Freeze a Yankee,’ the myth of an invincible Texas crumbles
“Our lawmakers and leaders left us all in the dark,” Bud Kennedy writes.
The filibuster can’t survive
“Democrats were elected promising to fix problems and right wrongs; it’s inconceivable to me that they will allow that aggressive, thoughtful agenda to crash onto the rocks of the filibuster in the Senate,” David Farmer writes.
Biden town hall defined by his respect, empathy and kindness
“Maybe I’m just so happy after four years to hear a president who isn’t a bully that I’m willing to be fooled, but Biden’s kindness to questioners came across as sincere,” David Zurawik writes.
Dr. Bernard Lown was dedicated to peace, medical innovation and health equity
Bernard Lown was indefatigable in his on-going efforts to save lives.
New Space Age hampered by old technology
Faster and safer space-based power-supplying technologies are very possible.
Climate change should play big role in pandemic, recession recovery plans
“If recovery from the pandemic and recession can be combined with aggressive action on climate, the world still has a chance of averting climate catastrophe,” writes Michael Howard.
‘A big error day’: Serena Williams offers master class in taking responsibility
“In an era where leaders too often blame others for their mistakes, Serena Williams offered a master class in taking responsibility,” writes the BDN Editorial Board.
Doctor expected to get COVID-19, but didn’t expect it to change his life
“I realized that all our dreams or aspirations or disappointments or achievements are meaningless once you stand witness to the face of death,” writes Dr. Anil Chopra.
What Shays’ Rebellion tells us about our current divisions
“While difficult to do, we must work toward building a minimum shared set of accepted facts so that we can have some foundation for fruitful and necessary debate on our collective direction,” writes William B. Farrell.
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021: An exception for the hearing impaired, prescription opioid laws need improvement, getting vaccinated
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff.
Dubai’s sheikh can’t get away with everything forever
In the old days, potentates from the oil-rich parts of the Middle East could get away with anything.
With the passing of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh, conservatism needs a new voice
American conservatism is in desperate need of leaders with broad reach and appeal.
Maine can’t afford a fractured approach to expanding internet access
Internet access simultaneously affects how people age in America’s oldest state and how the state retains and attracts young people to live and work here.
‘Useful delusions’ can help make marriage last
If you want to be happy, you can do worse than to have my father’s simple faith in my mother.
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