As a Maine bear hunter of 40 years, I use bait to get bears out of the thick growth during daylight hours so that I can ensure my target is not accompanied by cubs and I can have an unobstructed shot with my bow. Bears are nocturnal, are predators and are unpredictable when surprised. Deer […]

With a month until the election, campaign ads have already gone to new heights of fear-mongering. If you believe the ads: • A vote for 2nd District Democrat Emily Cain is a vote to help ISIS terrorists. • Mike Michaud is standing at the York toll plaza handing out $1 million checks to every illegal immigrant who […]

I’m writing to express my grave concern about the “sequestration” budget cuts to our public health system. With the fatal Ebola case in Texas and the enterovirus D68 (severe respiratory virus) that is infecting children all over the country (including here in Maine), it is very concerning that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control had […]

For decades, bow-hunting was a test of my husband’s finely honed archery skills in exchange for winter stews. Today I’m horrified by the indefensible treatment of bears in our woods. We aren’t allowed to trap deer or moose this way. Nor is it sportsmanlike to shoot a bear out of a tree. This is cruelty, […]

Republican Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed legislation to expand Medicaid five times, making Maine the only state in New England to turn down federal expansion funds. Most of the 70,000 Mainers this program would help are working but do not have or cannot afford health insurance. The federal government would pay 100 percent of the […]