This article, by Jon Bomar of the University of Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on May 7, 2019. By Jon Bomar, Opinion guest contributor • May 7, 2019 8:24 am Updated: May 7, 2019 12:46 pm With the debut of the first ever image of a black hole, the […]
This article, by Roy Miller, was originally posted on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on April 23, 2019. By Roy Miller, Opinion regular contributor • April 23, 2019 6:00 am Updated: April 23, 2019 6:36 am Drug overdoses caused almost twice as many deaths as motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. in 2017. This […]
This article, by Travis Wagner of the University of Southern Maine, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on April 9, 2019. By Travis P. Wagner, Special to the BDN • April 9, 2019 7:19 am Plastics are an essential material to our modern society. They have a wide range of unique and useful […]
This article, by Sandy Butler of the University of Maine, was originally published in the Bangor Daily News on March 26, 2019. By Sandra Butler, Special to the BDN • March 26, 2019 6:54 am Last November’s elections brought some dramatic changes to Maine’s Legislature and the Blaine House, which have resulted in a number of new […]
This article, by Carrie LeVan of Colby College, was originally posted in the Bangor Daily News on March 12, 2019. By Carrie LeVan, Special to the BDN • March 12, 2019 7:19 am Ranked-choice voting in Maine has not been without controversy. As there are currently nine bills with titles that propose an amendment to the state Constitution to allow […]
This article, by Ryan LaRochelle of the University of Maine, was originally published in the Bangor Daily News on February 12, 2019. By Ryan LaRochelle, Special to the BDN • February 12, 2019 8:57 am Updated: February 12, 2019 8:57 am The recent 35-day government shutdown was the longest in U.S. history. Stories poured in about federal workers who were […]
This article, by Linda Beck of the University of Maine Farmington, was originally published in the Bangor Daily News on January 29, 2019. By Linda Beck, Special to the BDN • January 29, 2019 6:00 am Updated: January 29, 2019 8:00 am On Jan. 19, Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition rolled out its legislative priorities for the 2019 session, including nine […]
This article, by Laura Cyr of Kennebec Valley Council of Governments and the University of Southern Maine, was originally published on January 15, 2018 in the Bangor Daily News. By Laura Cyr, Special to the BDN • January 15, 2019 11:23 am Maine’s legislative committees will begin meetings with more than 2,000 bills to review. […]
This article, by Liz Theriault of the University of Maine, was originally posted in the Bangor Daily News on January 1, 2019 6:30 am. In less than 30 days, the public comment period for the new Title IX sexual misconduct guidelines proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will close. Formally announced in November, these guidelines narrow the […]
This article, by Michael Howard of the University of Maine, was originally posted on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on December 18, 2018. By Michael Howard, Special to the BDN According to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres the world has only two years to change course and avoid catastrophic climate change. His warning is in […]
