Archive for ‘Opinion’
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R.B. Hall Day — A Musical Gem
By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! What a fine summer season it’s working out to be here in Bridgton. My oh my, it seems every week there’s another great spread of events, concerts, and historic tours going on in the village, and of course this week, we go to press early on account of […]
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Earth Notes — Artificial Unintelligence
By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist A guy walks into a bar and spots his friend sitting at a table. “Hey, Jim,” he calls. “Did you hear the news? Astronomers just found intelligent life on another planet!” Jim looks puzzled and responds, “That’s funny. I didn’t know they’d found it on Earth yet.” This column […]
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In Ye Olden Times: Memorial Day, 1877 & Today
By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! This past Memorial Day, it was my special honor and pleasure to contribute a short address to our American Legion Post 67’s annual Memorial Day observance at Farragut Park on North High Street. I want to thank the Post for inviting me to come and speak, and in […]
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In Ye Olden Times: The Northern Lights
By Michael Davis Guest Columnist Howdy neighbor! Some skies we’ve had this past week, eh? Certainly, one for the record books — more auroras sporting in the skies over Bridgton, and indeed all of Maine, than I’ve seen in my lifetime. Not since I was a boy have I seen anything even approaching the grand […]
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Independent Thought: Thank God for good government
By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist Abraham Lincoln proclaimed, “government of the people, by the people, for the people,” and said it “shall not perish from the earth.” He called our government “the last, best hope of earth.” Decades later, Benito Mussolini proclaimed, “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, because it is the merger […]
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In Ye Olden Times — On the value of a small town newspaper
By Michael Davis Columnist Howdy neighbor. Today, we’re talking about The News, and sadly I can’t sugarcoat things; it’s as our editor tells it in our past few numbers. Things are not all well down in the old office at Tannery Falls, not for a long time now, and if we’re not at the breaking […]
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Support for Maine Trails Bond
By Matt Markot Executive Director at Loon Echo Land Trust I am writing today to express my support for Maine’s first-ever Trails Bond. If passed, the bond would invest a much needed $30 million to support our state’s outdoor recreation industry. Maine trails play a vital role in our economy, generating hundreds of millions of […]
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Independent Thought — The Circle of Life
By Rev. Bob Plaisted Columnist “There’s far too much to take in here, more to find than can ever be found. But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky, keeps great and small on the endless round, in the circle of life, the circle of life.” Those lyrics are from “The Lion King,” written […]
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Earth Notes: Thy Kingdom come; our stuff be gone
By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist It’s time for another Earth Notes column. You may have heard of the Anthropocene Epoch. The International Union of Geological Sciences is debating which geological indicators would be appropriate for the boundary between the current Holocene Epoch and the incoming Anthropocene. Discussion focuses on the first appearance of man-made […]
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In Ye Olden Times: Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! If you couldn’t tell already, I do a lot of reading in antique newspapers. It’s a big part of my job, and is the first resource I turn to for any local historical research; but it’s also something I do for fun most evenings — I know, what […]