[ad_1] By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter I am not a politician nor do I enjoy politics. This installment, however, comes dangerously close to taking a political stance. If you are reading this outdoors column that is directed towards hunters, shooters, fishermen and the like, there’s a good chance you might already be a member

[ad_1] During the primaries, three Republicans compete for the House District 5 State Representative position, while House District 6 candidates Daniel Alders, a Republican, and Cody Grace, a Democrat, are uncontested in March and set to run against each other in November. Each candidate spoke to the Tyler Morning Telegraph to share their views and

[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email The Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow 18-year-olds to buy firearms, lowering the previous age minimum of 21. The Republican-controlled state House passed the controversial

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Getting closer to Fishing Season As usual folks up in Maine are taking some great Trout and Atlantic Salmon. The Keeper Salmon in the header photo was caught by my friend’s wife on Moosehead Lake.  Apparently, Jon has more than one keeper. Though the Salmon was released. Thursday the 29th

[ad_1] Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” Apparently, though, you can fool enough people enough of the time that we in America have a serious problem

[ad_1] Book: THE AMERICAN BEAST: ESSAYS, 2012-2022 Author: Jill Lepore Published by: John Murray Price: Rs 799 At the dedication of the National Archives Building in 1941, the then president, F.D. Roosevelt, emphasised that: “To bring together the records of the past and to house them in buildings where they will be preserved for the

[ad_1] In the Warsaw Ghetto in October 1941 Mary Berg, then a teenager, wrote in her diary about the improbable persistence of laughter in that hellish place: Every day at the Art Café on Leszno Street one can hear songs and satires on the police, the ambulance service, the rickshaws, and even the Gestapo, in

[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The Feb. 28 Bangor Daily News article by Billy Kobin on the governor’s and Maine Legislature’s newly proposed gun safety bills includes a link to an National Rifle Association article about the bills. In the linked article, the NRA accuses