Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • In Ye Olden Times: When a million Ouija boards were produced in Bridgton

    By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! It’s time for our annual Hallowe’en treat! The one time a year when I can cast off the rigors of strict historical documentation and instead revel in the wealth of vague folklore, doubtful witchcraft, and good old-fashioned ghost stories in which New England abounds, and of which Bridgton […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: The Founding Auroras of 1819

    By Micheal Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! Well now, it was just back in May that I wrote up a great little column on the Northern Lights, owing to the spectacular display of them we experienced last spring — and now here Nature goes again, before the year is even out, she throws us an […]

  • Guest Column: An immigrant’s perspective

    By Mick Early Guest Column Immigration has historically been a hot topic in the United States. This moment is certainly no exception, but let’s look at it from an honest and historical perspective, because current debate over the subject has become quite unhinged. When the Puritans came to this country to escape persecution, it sounded […]

  • Guest Column: Think again about dismantling NOAA

    By Peter Gately Guest Column The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a foundational component in the U.S.’s approach to climate science, local and worldwide meteorological monitoring and forecasting, and assessing and regulating essential U.S. biological marine resources. Project 2025 proposes dismantling NOAA. Thomas F. Gilman, chief financial officer in the Department of Commerce […]

  • Defending our First Amendment rights

    By Laurie LaMountain Guest Column Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — U.S. Constitution, First Amendment. […]

  • Climate change is here: Why should I care?

    By Norm Buss and Peter Gately   Guest Column The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Global Climate 2023 report (dated March 2024) showed that records were once again exceeded for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat. So, what’s going on? […]

  • A change of direction is needed in Maine

    Editor’s Note: Representative Mark Walker (R-Naples) gave this week’s Republican Radio Address. By Mark Walker State Representative District 84 We are at a crossroads in our state and our nation. We need to confront head-on the truth about the cost of living for families and neighbors just trying to survive. Today, I’d like to talk […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: Golden quotes of country wisdow

    By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! I am so very happy today to announce a slight change in form here at The News, which I am sure all of our discerning readers will have already noticed this past month; for the last three issues, on the front-page and appearing as part of the masthead, […]

  • A change in direction is needed in Maine

    Editor’s Note: Representative Mark Walker (R-Naples) gave this week’s Republican Radio Address. By Mark Walker State Representative District 84 We are at a crossroads in our state and our nation. We need to confront head-on the truth about the cost of living for families and neighbors just trying to survive. Today, I’d like to talk […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: Pleasant Mountain blueberry cake

    By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! When I was growing up here in Bridgton, I would sometimes go out in the summers to climb Pleasant Mountain in the company of friends. Sometimes, this was on our own, sometimes via a district school trip or with some town recreational program, but always the enchanting scenes […]